GoDaddy: Precertificates incorrectly logged to DigiCert SCT Logs

GoDaddy reported an incident involving 5079 precertificates that were incorrectly logged to DigiCert SCT logs, violating Apple's Certificate Transparency policy. The issue stemmed from bugs in GoDaddy's CT logic and the CT logs, leading to valid SCT signatures being embedded from incorrect temporal logs. Although the incident was resolved and marked as invalid, it raised awareness about the importance of compliance with SCT log requirements.

1. 2025-05-30 Non-compliance identified
2. 2025-06-03 GoDaddy deployed a patch to address the issue
3. 2025-07-28 Additional checks for SCT validation logic completed