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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.

Data updated

Root store status

Root storeStatusTrusted for TLSDistrust for TLS afterConstrained
ChromeIncluded IncludedYes2027-09-14Yes
MozillaIncluded IncludedNo—No
AppleIncluded IncludedYes—No
MicrosoftIncluded IncludedYes—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
Email
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

Look up this certificate on crt.sh

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.

IntermediateOperated byExpiresStatus
DigiCert QuoVadis TLS ICA QV Root CA 3 G3 DigiCert2031-01-04Valid
QuoVadis RCA3G3 TLS CA DigiCert2030-10-19Revoked
QuoVadis Enterprise Trust CA 3 G4 DigiCert2035-07-20Revoked
HydrantID Client ICA G2 DigiCert2029-10-04Revoked
Allscripts Public Issuing CA 1 DigiCert2028-06-02Revoked
Allscripts Public Issuing CA 1 DigiCert2028-05-07Revoked
DarkMatter Assured CA DarkMatter2025-04-19Revoked
QuoVadis QVRCA3G3 SSL ICA DigiCert2027-04-19Revoked
QuoVadis Enterprise Trust CA 3 G3 DigiCert2031-06-06Revoked
DarkMatter Assured CA DigiCert2024-04-29Revoked
QuoVadis Issuing CA 3 G3 DigiCert2022-11-06Revoked

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.

Download PEM

# 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.

Other roots from DigiCert

Sources

  1. CCADB — Resources (TLS Server Authentication report, All Included Root Certificate Trust Bit Settings)
  2. CCADB — All Certificate Information (root and intermediate), CSV V5
  3. CCADB — Mozilla Included CA Certificate Report
  4. CCADB — Chrome / Mozilla / Apple / Microsoft TLS Server Authentication CSV