Network Solutions: 2021 Audit Observation #3

RESOLVED FIXED Network Solutions

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AI Summary

This case involves Network Solutions disclosing a compliance issue related to the issuance of ten certificates with incorrect state/province information. The issue was identified during an audit, prompting Network Solutions to file an Incident Report as required. The CA later determined that this bug was a duplicate of another case (bug 1645686), where all identified certificates were revoked. The CA has since transitioned its digital certificate business to a managed CA model under Sectigo and plans to cease its active CA operations by November 8, 2021.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 21:05 UTC Revised: 2026-06-16 18:39 UTC Confidence: 0.85 14 comments

Chronology

2021-08-10 Network Solutions issued ten certificates with incorrect state/province information.
2021-10-01 Network Solutions confirmed three certificates were not reported in bug 1645686.
2021-10-18 Discussion concluded; bug scheduled for closure.

Thread Activity

2021-08-10 Mozilla representative — Ten certificates were issued with incorrect state/province information.
2021-08-10 Mozilla representative — Network Solutions is required to file an Incident Report.
2021-08-13 Endurance representative — This bug should be closed as a RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1645686.
2021-10-01 Endurance representative — Sectigo provided a full writeup of the original issue in bug 1645686.
2021-10-18 Endurance representative — This discussion appears to have run its course. Should we close this bug?

Participants

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External References

Original Bugzilla Case

Related Bugzilla IDs Mentioned

#1645686

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