Summary
An error was identified in the internal practices of website certificate service Let’s Encrypt, which resulted in a failure to correctly verify the validity of certain certificate requests. The error was corrected on 29 February 2020. Following the appropriate procedure, Let’s Encrypt revoked certain erroneously issued certificates, with further revocations also possible. The holders of the revoked certificates are responsible for ensuring that they are issued new certificates.
Details
Event Type: NCSC-FI Announcement
Publication Date: Wed, 06 May 2020 11:37:33 GMT
Source: National Cyber Security Centre Finland
Key Points:
- Official announcement from NCSC-FI
- See full article at source URL for complete details
Impact Assessment
Severity: Varies by content type
Scope: National (Finland) or International
Notes
Source is in English from NCSC-FI’s official news portal. This entry is part of the NCSC-FI RSS feed historical archive covering 2019-2021 cybersecurity developments in Finland.
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