August 8, 2024 at 04:42AM
After losing trust from major browsers like Google and Mozilla, Entrust faces an arduous battle to regain industry confidence and reissue TLS certificates. Rival cert issuer Sectigo foresees a lengthy process with uncertain outcomes, reflecting a unique challenge in the CA world. Entrust’s partnership with SSL.com comes with pricing differences and doubts about successful compatibility.
It appears that Entrust is facing significant challenges in regaining trust from major browser companies such as Google and Mozilla following their certificates being distrust as root authorities. Entrust’s relationship with browser makers has been significantly strained due to a number of alleged compliance and operational issues. In response to being dropped, Entrust has partnered with SSL.com to continue offering certificates as a registration authority (RA), but this move has faced skepticism from industry insiders. Additionally, it seems that Entrust’s attempts to regain trust through organizational changes and increased R&D spending may be perceived as “too little too late” by the browser makers.
It is clear that this situation has significant implications for Entrust and its customers, as its newly issued certificates will soon stop working in major browsers. The company remains committed to serving its customers and returning to full browser acceptance, but the success of these efforts remains uncertain.
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