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Bugzilla #1515564 · Certificate Problem Report

DigiCert: Underscore character certificates

DigiCert · RESOLVED
AI Summary

DigiCert faced an issue regarding the issuance of certificates containing underscore characters, which was raised by browsers in the CA/Browser Forum. The discussions indicated that these certificates were considered mis-issuance, leading to a timeline of actions taken by DigiCert to cease issuance and notify affected customers. Ultimately, this case was resolved as a duplicate of another bug where separate cases would be created for each impacted customer.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 11:24 UTC Confidence: 0.90
Chronology
  1. Issue raised by browsers on CA/Browser Forum
  2. CAB Forum discussions indicate mis-issuance
  3. Voting period ends; requirement to revoke certs identified
  4. Case marked as resolved and duplicate of another bug
Participants
Jeremy Rowley W. Thayer
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