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Bugzilla #1451446 · Certificate Misissuance

DigiCert / ABB: greater than 825 day cert issuance

DigiCert · RESOLVED
AI Summary

DigiCert identified that its SubCA, ABB, issued a certificate with a lifespan exceeding the 825-day limit. The issue was reported on March 16, 2018, leading to immediate revocation of the certificate. DigiCert has since reinforced communication with its subCAs to prevent future occurrences and has moved ABB to a managed service to ensure compliance with certificate issuance policies.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 11:19 UTC Confidence: 0.95
Chronology
  1. Ballot 193 maximum 825-day life takes effect
  2. ABB mis-issued a certificate valid for 30 months
  3. DigiCert notified of the mis-issuance
  4. ABB ceased issuing certificates
Participants
Brenda Bernal
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