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Bugzilla #1878139 Certificate Problem Report

Sectigo: Failure to invalidate Email DCV Random Values after 30 days

RESOLVED FIXED Sectigo
AI Summary

Sectigo identified a failure in their email-based domain control validation (DCV) process, where Random Values were not invalidated after the required 30-day period. This oversight led to the issuance of 2577 certificates based on outdated validation data. A patch was deployed on February 1, 2024, to rectify the issue, and all affected certificates were subsequently revoked on February 7, 2024. The incident was thoroughly investigated, and a complete report was provided, detailing the timeline and root cause of the failure.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 20:56 UTC Confidence: 1.00
Chronology
  1. Compliance team confirms Random Value needs to be invalidated after 30 days.
  2. Patch deployed to invalidate Random Values after 30 days.
  3. All affected certificates revoked.
Participants
Martijn Katerbarg
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