DigiCert: Typo in TLS Org Name

RESOLVED FIXED DigiCert

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AI Summary

DigiCert reported a compliance issue involving a typo in the organization name of a TLS certificate, where 'Gmb' was issued instead of 'GmbH'. The issue was identified by an external researcher on July 25, 2024, prompting DigiCert to investigate and confirm the error. The affected certificate was revoked within the required timeline. DigiCert has implemented action items to prevent similar issues in the future, including blocking certain values in organization names and enhancing their automated data verification processes with AI technology. The case has been resolved with all action items completed.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 11:44 UTC Revised: 2026-06-16 19:16 UTC Confidence: 0.90 26 comments

Chronology

2024-07-25 DigiCert received a certificate problem report regarding a typo in a TLS certificate.
2024-07-30 The affected certificate was revoked.
2025-01-29 The bug was closed after all action items were completed.

Thread Activity

2024-07-27 Community commenter — DigiCert was contacted about a typo in the Org value for a TLS certificate.
2024-08-02 DigiCert — DigiCert confirmed the typo and scheduled the certificate for revocation.
2025-01-22 DigiCert — DigiCert completed all action items related to the incident.
2025-01-29 DigiCert — DigiCert requested the closure of the bug.

Participants

Community commenter DigiCert Mozilla representative

External References

Original Bugzilla Case crt.sh

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