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Bugzilla #1445857 · Certificate Misissuance

DigiCert: Mis-issuance of certificate with https in CN/SAN

DigiCert · RESOLVED
AI Summary

DigiCert reported a mis-issuance incident involving a certificate that incorrectly included 'https' in the Common Name and Subject Alternative Name fields. The issue was discovered by Cybertrust Japan during routine quality control checks. Following the discovery, the certificate was revoked, and the issuance system was patched to prevent future occurrences. DigiCert has since integrated pre-issuance checks to enhance their quality control processes.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 11:18 UTC Confidence: 0.95
Chronology
  1. Certificate issued
  2. Certificate discovered during quality check
  3. Customer contacted
  4. Certificate revoked
  5. Issuance system patched
  6. Pre-issuance checking integrated
Participants
Ben Wilson Wayne Thayer
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