20100527: Comodo replaces its certification chain for EV certificates and some OV ones
Comodo replaced its certification chain in order to enhance the browsers recognition and reduce the chain length.Here is the structure of the new EV chain:
AddTrust External CA Root Addtrust External CA RootComodo EV certificates delivered by TBS internet are impacted by this replacement.
COMODO Certification Authority COMODO Certification Authority v2010
COMODO Extended Validation Secure Server CA COMODO Extended Validation Secure Server CA
End-entity EV SSL Certificate
Here is the structure of the new OV chain:
AddTrust External CA Root Addtrust External CA RootTBS internet do not supply OV certificates impacted by this replacement.
COMODOHigh-AssuranceSecureServerCA COMODO High-Assurance Secure Server CA
End-entity OV SSL Certificate
The structure of the new chain exploits Microsoft AIA functions, compatibles with IE 5.5+.
Windows 2000 with IE 5.01 is also compatible. Windows 98 under IE 5.01 performance has not been tested for they are considered as IE 5.5+ compatible.
On other browsers, no changes, they remain compatible with Netscape 4.77+, Mozilla / Firefox / SeaMonkey / Camino, Safari, Chrome and J2RE 1.5.0_08.
Last edited on 06/24/2011 13:34:24 --- [search]