Google’s bombshell decision to blacklist sites using Entrust certificates

Google’s bombshell decision to blacklist sites using Entrust certificates

Chrome has decided to no longer trust Entrust certificates due to a pattern of concerning behavior and failure to meet industry standards. This decision will impact big names like Chase Bank, Dell, and Mastercard. Entrust, one of the world’s largest digital certificate providers, has faced criticism for violations of CA/Browser Forum requirements and insufficient incident … Read more

Several websites will soon be flagged by Google Chrome for having invalid certificates

Several websites will soon be flagged by Google Chrome for having invalid certificates

Google has decided to remove Entrust, a certificate authority, from its list of trusted entities due to concerns about its behavior affecting trust in its competence and reliability. As of October 31, 2024, Chrome will no longer automatically trust certificates issued by Entrust, which could impact websites like MoneyGram and the U.S. Department of Energy … Read more

Amazon Web Services will discontinue cross-signing certificates with Starfield Class 2 through ACM beginning August 2024

Amazon Web Services will discontinue cross-signing certificates with Starfield Class 2 through ACM beginning August 2024

AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) is a service for managing TLS certificates for services like Elastic Load Balancing, CloudFront, and API Gateway. Starting in August 2024, public ACM certificates will be anchored to the Starfield G2 Services (G2) root. This change eliminates the cross-signing with GoDaddy’s root. The transition aims to accommodate the discontinuation of the … Read more

Later this year, Chrome will no longer trust CA certificates from Entrust

Later this year, Chrome will no longer trust CA certificates from Entrust

Google’s Chrome browser is set to stop trusting certificates from Entrust due to a history of compliance failures and lack of progress in addressing issues. This decision will take effect on November 1, and users will receive a warning message when trying to access websites with Entrust certificates. Some popular websites affected include moneygram.com, merrilledge.com, … Read more