Google to distrust Entrust SSL/TLS certificates: what this means for your business
Google Chrome is distrusting Entrust certificates issued after October 31, 2024. This means websites using them will be flagged as unsecured. Don't let your business be caught off guard.
The catalyst for distrust
- Over the past several months, Entrust has had a lengthy set of compliance failures that have resulted in extremely delayed revocations and a great deal of sometimes heated online dialog about these errors.
- As a result of these and earlier incidents, Google Chrome announced that it is distrusting Entrust's public roots issued after October 31, 2024.
- The Google Security Blog stated "Over the past six years, we have observed a pattern of compliance failures, unmet improvement commitments, and the absence of tangible, measurable progress in response to publicly disclosed incident reports.... Chrome’s continued trust in Entrust is no longer justified."
- Companies with Entrust public SSL certificates will have to source a new certificate authority or their website will be flagged as untrusted on Chrome.
Immediate action required for Entrust customers
If you have Entrust certificates, immediate action is necessary. Any website using a public Entrust certificate issued after October 31, 2024 will be treated as an unsecured site on Google Chrome, and likely other major browsers will follow suit. Companies must source a new certificate authority before the deadline to avoid their websites being flagged as untrusted. To prevent this, follow these steps:
Discover & Audit
Identify and catalog all active certificates, focusing on those issued by Entrust that may be affected. Archive comprehensive visibility and move towards automated management.
Revoke & Replace
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Monitor & Manage
Adopt proactive measures in managing your certificates, including regular audits, compliance checks, and staying informed about industry developments.
How Sectigo can help you with a simple CA migration
Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) is a scalable, CA-agnostic certificate lifecycle management (CLM) solution that automates all certificate processes end-to-end. You can discover, inventory, monitor, replace, revoke and renew all your public and private certificates, through a central management console. To migrate from Entrust CA to Sectigo, request a demo today and see how easy the migration can be.
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