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Bugzilla #511380 Root Inclusion Request

Add NIC (India) Root CA Certificate

RESOLVED Government of India, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA)
AI Summary

The request to add the NIC Certifying Authority root certificate to Mozilla's trusted root store was initiated by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) of India. The case involved extensive discussions regarding the CA hierarchy, verification processes, and compliance with Mozilla's policies. Despite the detailed information provided, the request faced challenges due to the complexities of the Indian PKI system and concerns over misissued certificates. Ultimately, the request was marked as resolved with a WONTFIX status, indicating that the inclusion was not pursued further.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 12:13 UTC Confidence: 0.80
Chronology
  1. Bug created for NIC root CA inclusion.
  2. Discussion on the trust anchor status of NICCA versus CCA.
  3. Concerns raised over misissued certificates by NIC.
  4. Request deemed inactive and closed.
Participants
nic123ca@gmail.com kathleen.a.wilson@gmail.com nelson@bolyard.me eddy_nigg@startcom.org.tld gerv@mozilla.org consult@vickyshah.in
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