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Bugzilla #1886876 Certificate Problem Report

Let's Encrypt: keyCompromise key blocking deviation from CP/CPS

RESOLVED FIXED Internet Security Research Group
AI Summary

During a quarterly review, Let's Encrypt identified a discrepancy between their documented revocation policy for key compromises and their actual software behavior. The incident revealed that 18,333 revocation requests were processed incorrectly, leading to keys not being blocked as required. Although issuance of certificates was not halted, the team has since updated their CP/CPS to align with their operational practices and has completed necessary remediation actions, including blocking the affected keys and revoking certificates that should have been revoked.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 21:18 UTC Confidence: 0.95
Chronology
  1. Discrepancy discovered during CP/CPS review
  2. CP/CPS updated to reflect actual behavior
  3. All affected keys blocked
  4. Automation for CP/CPS review established
Participants
J.C. Jones [:jcj] Aaron Gable Mathew Hodson Chris Wilson
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