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Bugzilla #1836443 Certificate Misissuance

GlobalSign: Issuance of test certificate (pre-certificate) for EV SSL/QWAC with no EKU extension

RESOLVED FIXED GlobalSign nv-sa
AI Summary

GlobalSign issued a test EV SSL/QWAC pre-certificate without the necessary EKU extension due to a human error during the setup of a new service. The issue was identified by their post linter, leading to an immediate investigation and revocation of the mis-issued certificate. The incident was resolved with a full report provided by June 6, 2023, detailing the timeline and corrective actions taken. No certificate issuance to consumers had begun for the affected public CA at the time of the error.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 21:35 UTC Confidence: 0.90
Chronology
  1. Begin setup of profile for issuance for new service.
  2. Test certificate issuance occurred from public CA.
  3. Post linter reported mis issuance.
  4. Investigation started by compliance team.
  5. Revocation requested for pre-certificate.
  6. Pre-certificate revoked.
  7. Investigation fully completed.
Participants
Christophe Bonjean Brett Wilson
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