Entrust: Jurisdiction issue in some EV TLS & Code Signing certificates
Entrust identified a compliance issue involving 101 EV TLS certificates and 5 Code Signing EV certificates where the jurisdiction locality was incorrectly included, and the jurisdiction state or province field was missing. This was discovered during a routine scan with pkilint. Entrust confirmed the mis-issuance on May 16, 2024, and all affected certificates were revoked or expired by May 21, 2024. Entrust is preparing a full incident report and has implemented corrective measures to prevent future occurrences. They also filed reports for delayed reporting and revocation due to the timing of their internal processes.
- Entrust confirmed the mis-issuance of certificates.
- All affected certificates were revoked or expired.
- Entrust representative — During a scan, we discovered 74 certificates with jurisdiction locality present and state/province missing.
- Entrust representative — All affected certificates had expired or were revoked by May 21, 2024.
- Entrust representative — We posted the full incident report detailing the findings and corrective actions.
- Entrust representative — We acknowledged the failure to notify relevant Root Programs about the incident.
- Entrust representative — All action items have been addressed, and we requested the incident be closed.