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Bugzilla #1894560 · Certificate Misissuance

DigiCert: Incorrect case in Business Category

DigiCert · RESOLVED
AI Summary

DigiCert identified a misissuance issue regarding the 'businessCategory' field in some EV certificates, where incorrect casing was used for values such as 'Private organization' instead of 'Private Organization'. This discrepancy was discovered during an internal investigation prompted by a call from Sectigo. DigiCert confirmed that 10,926 certificates issued between September and December 2023 were affected and have initiated revocation procedures. The issue stemmed from a misunderstanding of case sensitivity in the EV guidelines, leading to a compliance breach.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 11:44 UTC Confidence: 0.95
Chronology
  1. DigiCert employee contacted by Sectigo about case sensitivity issues.
  2. Investigation launched; initial findings confirm misissued certificates.
  3. DigiCert confirms 10,926 certificates affected and plans for revocation.
  4. All affected certificates revoked.
Participants
Martin Sullivan Wayne Dickson Jeremy Rowley Ryan Dickson Bill Wilson Adriano Santoni
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