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Bugzilla #1891531
Certificate Problem Report
Digicert: Government Entity listed instead of registration number
RESOLVED
DigiCert
AI Summary
DigiCert identified a mis-issuance of a TLS certificate that incorrectly listed 'Government Entity' instead of the required registration number. Following a report received on April 13, 2024, the company conducted an investigation, which revealed that 27 certificates were affected. DigiCert has since revoked the incorrect certificates and removed 'Government Entity' as an option for validation from the KVK source to prevent future occurrences.
Chronology
- Received report of mis-issued certificate
- Revocation notices sent for affected certificates
- Final list of impacted certificates obtained
- Bug closed
Participants
Jeremy Rowley
Ben Wilson
External References
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