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Bugzilla #289077 Root Inclusion

StartCom Free SSL Certificate Authority for Mozilla

RESOLVED FIXED Start Commercial (StartCom) Ltd.
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AI Summary

This case concerns the request for inclusion of the StartCom Free SSL Certificate Authority in Mozilla's root store. The request was initiated by Eddy Nigg from StartCom, highlighting the authority's issuance of free SSL certificates and its growing popularity. The CA underwent a third-party audit to meet Mozilla's requirements, and after discussions regarding its compliance and verification processes, the inclusion was approved. The case was resolved with the StartCom root certificate being added to Mozilla's NSS.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 10:54 UTC Revised: 2026-06-16 18:31 UTC Confidence: 0.85 21 comments
Chronology
  1. Initial request for inclusion of StartCom CA in Mozilla
  2. Approval for inclusion of StartCom CA root certificate in NSS
Thread Activity
  1. Startcom representative — Requested inclusion of StartCom Free SSL Certification Authority in Mozilla.
  2. Hecker representative — Approved inclusion of StartCom CA root certificate in NSS/Mozilla.
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