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QuoVadis Root CA 3

QuoVadis Root CA 3 is a root CA certificate operated by DigiCert (RSA 4096, valid until 2031-11-24, SHA-256 18F1FC7F). As of the latest CCADB data it is trusted for TLS server authentication by 2 of 4 major root stores: Apple, Microsoft.

Data updated

Root store status

Root storeStatusTrusted for TLSDistrust for TLS afterConstrained
ChromeRemoved RemovedNo—No
MozillaIncluded IncludedNo—No
AppleIncluded IncludedYes—No
MicrosoftIncluded IncludedYes—Yes

The CCADB lists no EV policy OID for QuoVadis Root CA 3.

Removed Chrome

Status
Removed

Included Mozilla

Status
Included
Trust bits
Email
EV policy OIDs
not EV-enabled
First included in
NSS 3.11.8 / Firefox 2
Inclusion bug
#365281

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,O=QuoVadis Limited,C=BM
SHA-256
18F1FC7F205DF8ADDDEB7FE007DD57E3AF375A9C4D8D73546BF4F1FED1E18D35
SHA-1 (Windows thumbprint)
1F4914F7D874951DDDAE02C0BEFD3A2D82755185
SPKI SHA-256
0C7ACAA710226720BBC940349EE2E6148652A89DBF406A232C895F6DC78EBB9A
Valid from
2006-11-24
Expires
2031-11-24
Key
RSA 4096
Signature algorithm
sha1WithRSAEncryption
Serial number
5C6
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.chain-demos.digicert.com · expired: https://quovadis-root-ca-3-expired.chain-demos.digicert.com · revoked: https://quovadis-root-ca-3-revoked.chain-demos.digicert.com
CCADB record
A000176
PEM
digicert-quovadis-root-ca-3.pem

Look up this certificate on crt.sh

Intermediate CAs issued by this root

The CCADB lists 35 intermediate CA certificates signed directly by QuoVadis Root CA 3: 2 currently valid, 1 expired and 32 revoked (revoked includes those whose parent was revoked).

Showing 20 of 35: 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
BEKB - BCBE Issuing CA G2 DigiCert2031-11-24Valid
DigiCert QuoVadis TLS ICA QV Root CA 3 DigiCert2031-01-04Valid
BEKB - BCBE Issuing CA G2 DigiCert2023-10-10Expired
QuoVadis RCA3G1 TLS CA DigiCert2030-10-19Revoked
QuoVadis RCA3G1 TLS CA DigiCert2030-10-19Revoked
QuoVadis QVRCA3G1 SSL ICA DigiCert2027-04-19Revoked
Bayerische SSL-CA-2016-02 DigiCert2026-12-02Revoked
Bayerische SSL-CA-2016-02 DigiCert2026-12-02Revoked
Bayerische SSL-CA-2016-02 DigiCert2026-12-02Revoked
FMH CA G2 DigiCert2026-11-30Revoked
Bayerische SSL-CA-2016-01 DigiCert2026-06-06Revoked
Bayerische SSL-CA-2016-01 DigiCert2026-06-06Revoked
Bayerische SSL-CA-2016-01 DigiCert2026-06-06Revoked
Bayerische SSL-CA-2015-02 DigiCert2025-11-09Revoked
Suva Root CA 1 DigiCert2025-08-28Revoked
FMH CA G1 DigiCert2025-06-25Revoked
Bayerische SSL-CA-2015-01 DigiCert2025-05-12Revoked
Intec Client ICA DigiCert2024-12-29Revoked
Bayerische SSL-CA-2014-02 DigiCert2024-11-17Revoked
Suva Root CA 1 DigiCert2024-11-12Revoked

Cross-signed versions

No certificate in the CCADB has the same subject and public key as QuoVadis Root CA 3 with a different issuer, so a client has to carry QuoVadis Root CA 3 itself in its root store to trust it.

CRL and OCSP addresses

In the root certificate

QuoVadis Root CA 3 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/qvrca3.crl

Used by the intermediates it issued

Addresses found in the CRL Distribution Points and OCSP fields of the 2 valid intermediates signed by QuoVadis Root CA 3; the number in brackets is how many of them use each address.

  • CRL: http://crl.quovadisglobal.com/qvrca3.crl (2)
  • OCSP: http://ocsp.quovadisglobal.com (2)

What happens when it expires

QuoVadis Root CA 3 is valid until 2031-11-24, about 5.0 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.

Check whether your device trusts it

Each platform keeps its own root store. The commands below look up QuoVadis Root CA 3 by common name (QuoVadis Root CA 3) 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" -Z \
  /System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain | grep "SHA-256"
# SHA-256 hash: 18F1FC7F205DF8ADDDEB7FE007DD57E3AF375A9C4D8D73546BF4F1FED1E18D35

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 1F4914F7D874951DDDAE02C0BEFD3A2D82755185

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"
# 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"

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 "18:F1:FC:7F:20:5D:F8:AD:DD:EB:7F:E0:07:DD:57:E3:AF:37:5A:9C:4D:8D:73:54:6B:F4:F1:FE:D1:E1:8D:35"

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.

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.pem -noout -subject -fingerprint -sha256
# sha256 Fingerprint=18:F1:FC:7F:20:5D:F8:AD:DD:EB:7F:E0:07:DD:57:E3:AF:37:5A:9C:4D:8D:73:54:6B:F4:F1:FE:D1:E1:8D:35

FAQ

Is QuoVadis Root CA 3 trusted by Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Windows?

As of 2026-11-10, Apple, Microsoft trust it for TLS server authentication; Chrome, Mozilla do not.

When does QuoVadis Root CA 3 expire?

On 2031-11-24, about 5.0 years after the 2026-11-10 data snapshot.

How many intermediate certificates has QuoVadis Root CA 3 issued?

The CCADB lists 35: 2 valid, 1 expired and 32 revoked. The newest valid one is BEKB - BCBE Issuing CA G2, valid until 2031-11-24.

Is QuoVadis Root CA 3 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