Microsec: Delayed revocation of the misissued certificates
Microsec Ltd. faced a situation where they misissued 46 EV certificates lacking a CPSuri link. While 44 of these certificates were revoked within the mandated 5-day period, two certificates used in a PSD2 network could not be replaced in time due to the complexity of the network and the number of partners involved. This led to a request for an extension of the revocation deadline, which was granted under exceptional circumstances. Microsec has since committed to improving their Certificate Policy Statement (CPS) to prevent similar issues in the future and has established a new dedicated CA hierarchy for issuing PSD2 client authentication certificates.
- Microsec received a report of a potentially misissued certificate.
- A second report was received, prompting immediate action.
- 44 misissued certificates were revoked.
- The last two misissued certificates were revoked after an extension.
- Closure summary provided, detailing improvements and commitments.