Pre-install India's Root CA/Licensed CA authorities trusted by Root CA into Firefox
The bug was opened by an end user requesting that multiple Indian CA certificates (including roots and licensed authorities) be trusted by default in Firefox. The request listed several CA-related URLs and certificates, and the submitter argued that many non-technical users rely on Indian PKI infrastructure and would face an extra certificate installation step if the roots/intermediates were not installed. Mozilla representatives stated that inclusion of certificates from countries generally requires an independent review of the CA’s policies and asked whether the requester was an administrator of the CA. The submitter clarified they were not connected to the listed organizations and explained the operational/regulatory dependency on certificates issued by Indian CAs whose trust derives from cca.gov.in. Additional comments emphasized that requests to include a CA root must be performed by the CA itself, and that each CA represented would need to create its own separate request. The bug is marked RESOLVED with resolution INVALID.
- Bug opened requesting pre-installation/trust of multiple Indian CA roots and licensed CA authorities in Firefox.
- Tarundua representative — Requested that several Indian CA/root certificates be trusted by default in Firefox/Thunderbird and provided multiple CA-related URLs.
- Community commenter — Noted that Mozilla requires independent review of CA policies and asked if the requester was an administrator of the CA.
- Tarundua representative — Responded that they are an end user, not an administrator, and argued that many users would benefit from default installation due to reliance on certificates for regulatory services.
- Startcom representative — Said CA root inclusion requests must be performed by the CA itself and suggested making the CA aware of the problem.
- Bolyard representative — Explained that Mozilla accepts such requests only from official CA representatives, so each CA would need its own separate request.
- Community commenter — Added a reference to E-Sign India (https://e-signindia.com/).