Google drops the boom on WoSign, StartCom certs for good
Citing “certificate misissuance,” Google to expire all certs from offenders by September. Continue reading Google drops the boom on WoSign, StartCom certs for good
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Google to Fully Distrust WoSign/StartCom SSL Certs in Chrome 61
Google has put websites signed with WoSign/StartCom SSL certificates on notice that it will no longer trust certs from the Chinese CA starting in Chrome 61. Continue reading Google to Fully Distrust WoSign/StartCom SSL Certs in Chrome 61
Google Chrome Bans Chinese SSL Certificate Authorities WoSign and StartCom
As a punishment announced last October, Google will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificate authorities WoSign and its subsidiary StartCom with the launch of Chrome 61 for not maintaining the “high standards expected of CAs.”
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Google to Distrust WoSign, StartCom Certs in 2017
Google announced Monday that it will distrust certificates issued by WoSign and StartCom when in it ships Chrome 56 in January 2017.
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Apple To Block WoSign Intermediate Certificates
Apple said over the weekend it would soon distrust certificates issued by WoSign’s Free SSL Certificate G2 intermediate CA on macOS. Continue reading Apple To Block WoSign Intermediate Certificates
Mozilla Wants to Drop WoSign as Trusted CA
Mozilla has proposed banning new SHA-1 certificates from Chinese Certificate Authority WoSign for one year after it accused the CA of back-dating the deprecated certs. Continue reading Mozilla Wants to Drop WoSign as Trusted CA