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QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3
QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3 is a root CA certificate operated by DigiCert (RSA 4096, valid until 2042-01-12, SHA-256 88EF81DE). As of the latest CCADB data it is trusted for TLS server authentication by 3 of 4 major root stores: Chrome, Apple, Microsoft.
Root store status
| Root store | Status | Trusted for TLS | Distrust for TLS after | Constrained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Included Included | Yes | 2027-09-14 | Yes |
| Mozilla | Included Included | No | — | No |
| Apple | Included Included | Yes | — | No |
| Microsoft | Included Included | Yes | — | Yes |
Chrome stops trusting TLS certificates under this root whose SCTs are dated after 2027-09-14 (sct_not_after). The CCADB lists no EV policy OID for QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3.
Included Chrome
- Status
- Included
- Distrust for TLS after
- 2027-09-14
Included Mozilla
- Status
- Included
- Trust bits
- EV policy OIDs
- not EV-enabled
- First included in
- NSS 3.16.3 / Firefox 32
- Inclusion bug
- #926541
Included Apple
- Status
- Included
- Trust bits
- serverAuth, clientAuth, emailProtection
Included Microsoft
- Status
- Included
- Trusted EKUs
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Code Signing, OCSP Signing, Secure Email, Time Stamping
- Not-before cutoff
- 2021-08-01 (Code Signing, OCSP Signing)
"Trusted for TLS" means the store includes the root with the server-authentication trust bit (Mozilla "Websites", Apple serverAuth, Microsoft Server Authentication EKU). Microsoft "NotBefore" means only certificates issued before a cutoff date are still trusted. "Constrained" means the store applies extra restrictions.
Details
- CA owner
- DigiCert
- Subject
- CN=QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3,O=QuoVadis Limited,C=BM
- SHA-256
88EF81DE202EB018452E43F864725CEA5FBD1FC2D9D205730709C5D8B8690F46- SHA-1 (Windows thumbprint)
4812BD923CA8C43906E7306D2796E6A4CF222E7D- SPKI SHA-256
F3438E23B3CE532522FACF307923F58FD18608E9BA7ADDC30E952B43C49616C3- Valid from
- 2012-01-12
- Expires
- 2042-01-12
- Key
- RSA 4096
- Signature algorithm
- sha256WithRSAEncryption
- Serial number
2EF59B0228A7DB7AFFD5A3A9EEBD03A0CF126A1D- Country
- BM
- Trust bits (CCADB)
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Secure Email, Time Stamping
- EV policy OIDs (CCADB)
- not EV-enabled · TLS EV capable: No
- Test websites
- valid:
https://quovadis-root-ca-3-g3.chain-demos.digicert.com· expired:https://quovadis-root-ca-3-g3-expired.chain-demos.digicert.com· revoked:https://quovadis-root-ca-3-g3-revoked.chain-demos.digicert.com - CCADB record
- A000177
- PEM
- digicert-quovadis-root-ca-3-g3.pem
Intermediate CAs issued by this root
The CCADB lists 11 intermediate CA certificates signed directly by QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3: 1 currently valid, 0 expired and 10 revoked (revoked includes those whose parent was revoked).
Showing 11 of 11: valid certificates first, newest first. Each name links to its crt.sh entry by SHA-256; an arrow marks a cross-certificate for another root on this site.
| Intermediate | Operated by | Expires | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DigiCert QuoVadis TLS ICA QV Root CA 3 G3 | DigiCert | 2031-01-04 | Valid |
| QuoVadis RCA3G3 TLS CA | DigiCert | 2030-10-19 | Revoked |
| QuoVadis Enterprise Trust CA 3 G4 | DigiCert | 2035-07-20 | Revoked |
| HydrantID Client ICA G2 | DigiCert | 2029-10-04 | Revoked |
| Allscripts Public Issuing CA 1 | DigiCert | 2028-06-02 | Revoked |
| Allscripts Public Issuing CA 1 | DigiCert | 2028-05-07 | Revoked |
| DarkMatter Assured CA | DarkMatter | 2025-04-19 | Revoked |
| QuoVadis QVRCA3G3 SSL ICA | DigiCert | 2027-04-19 | Revoked |
| QuoVadis Enterprise Trust CA 3 G3 | DigiCert | 2031-06-06 | Revoked |
| DarkMatter Assured CA | DigiCert | 2024-04-29 | Revoked |
| QuoVadis Issuing CA 3 G3 | DigiCert | 2022-11-06 | Revoked |
Cross-signed versions
No certificate in the CCADB has the same subject and public key as QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3 with a different issuer, so a client has to carry QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3 itself in its root store to trust it.
CRL and OCSP addresses
In the root certificate
QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3 itself contains no CRL Distribution Points and no OCSP (Authority Information Access) extension. That is normal for a root: clients trust it directly and do not check its own revocation status.
Full CRL this CA publishes (CCADB)
http://crl.quovadisglobal.com/qvrca3g3.crl
Used by the intermediates it issued
Addresses found in the CRL Distribution Points and OCSP fields of the 1 valid intermediates signed by QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3; the number in brackets is how many of them use each address.
- CRL:
http://crl.quovadisglobal.com/qvrca3g3.crl(1) - OCSP:
http://ocsp.quovadisglobal.com(1)
What happens when it expires
QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3 is valid until 2042-01-12, about 15.2 years after this data snapshot (2026-11-10). From that day, browsers and operating systems that check trust-anchor expiry stop accepting chains that end at this root, so any certificate that can only chain to it fails validation. Android is a known exception: it does not enforce the expiry date of trust anchors. Root programs can stop trusting it before it expires: Chrome 2027-09-14.
Check whether your device trusts it
Each platform keeps its own root store. The commands below look up QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3 by common name (QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3) or fingerprint. The store status in each heading comes from the CCADB snapshot; your device can differ if it is out of date or managed by an administrator.
macOS (Apple store: Included · Trusted for TLS)
Search the system roots keychain by common name. -Z prints the SHA-256 hash, which must match the fingerprint on the last line.
security find-certificate -a -c "QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3" -Z \
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain | grep "SHA-256"
# SHA-256 hash: 88EF81DE202EB018452E43F864725CEA5FBD1FC2D9D205730709C5D8B8690F46
Windows (Microsoft store: Included · Trusted for TLS)
Windows identifies roots by SHA-1 thumbprint. It installs third-party roots on demand through Automatic Root Certificates Update, so "not found" can also mean the root has not been needed yet; certutil -generateSSTFromWU roots.sst downloads Microsoft's full list.
certutil -verifystore Root 4812BD923CA8C43906E7306D2796E6A4CF222E7D
Linux (ca-certificates follows Mozilla: Included)
Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and RHEL build their ca-certificates package from Mozilla's root store. Use trust list on p11-kit systems, or search the PEM bundle on Debian and Ubuntu.
# Fedora / RHEL / Arch (p11-kit)
trust list --filter=ca-anchors | grep -iF -A2 "QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3"
# Debian / Ubuntu (ca-certificates)
openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt \
| openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -noout | grep -iF "QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3"
Java
Java ships its own cacerts keystore; JDK 9 and later accept -cacerts and the default store password is changeit. Search for the SHA-256 fingerprint in colon form.
keytool -list -cacerts -storepass changeit | grep -i "88:EF:81:DE:20:2E:B0:18:45:2E:43:F8:64:72:5C:EA:5F:BD:1F:C2:D9:D2:05:73:07:09:C5:D8:B8:69:0F:46"
Android
Android's system store is maintained by Google separately from the four CCADB stores above. Open Settings → Security & privacy → More security settings → Encryption & credentials → Trusted credentials → System (menu names vary by vendor and version) and look for QuoVadis Limited → QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3.
Which root does my site chain to?
List the chain your server sends and compare the last issuer with this root; the fingerprint check confirms a local copy.
# show subject (s:) and issuer (i:) of every certificate the server sends
openssl s_client -connect example.com:443 -servername example.com -showcerts </dev/null 2>/dev/null \
| grep -E '^ *[0-9]+ s:|^ *i:'
# subject and SHA-256 fingerprint of the downloaded PEM file
openssl x509 -in digicert-quovadis-root-ca-3-g3.pem -noout -subject -fingerprint -sha256
# sha256 Fingerprint=88:EF:81:DE:20:2E:B0:18:45:2E:43:F8:64:72:5C:EA:5F:BD:1F:C2:D9:D2:05:73:07:09:C5:D8:B8:69:0F:46
FAQ
Is QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3 trusted by Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Windows?
As of 2026-11-10, Chrome, Apple, Microsoft trust it for TLS server authentication; Mozilla do not. Distrust-after dates already set: Chrome 2027-09-14.
When does QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3 expire?
On 2042-01-12, about 15.2 years after the 2026-11-10 data snapshot.
How many intermediate certificates has QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3 issued?
The CCADB lists 11: 1 valid, 0 expired and 10 revoked. The newest valid one is DigiCert QuoVadis TLS ICA QV Root CA 3 G3, valid until 2031-01-04.
Is QuoVadis Root CA 3 G3 cross-signed?
No. The CCADB has no certificate with the same subject and public key signed by another CA.
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Sources
- CCADB — Resources (TLS Server Authentication report, All Included Root Certificate Trust Bit Settings)
- CCADB — All Certificate Information (root and intermediate), CSV V5
- CCADB — Mozilla Included CA Certificate Report
- CCADB — Chrome / Mozilla / Apple / Microsoft TLS Server Authentication CSV