Root certificate · Entrust
AffirmTrust Networking
AffirmTrust Networking is a root CA certificate operated by Entrust (RSA 2048, valid until 2030-12-31, SHA-256 0A81EC5A). As of the latest CCADB data it is trusted for TLS server authentication by 2 of 4 major root stores: Apple, Microsoft.
Root store status
| Root store | Status | Trusted for TLS | Distrust for TLS after | Constrained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Removed Removed | No | — | Yes |
| Mozilla | Removed Removed | No | — | Yes |
| Apple | Included Included | Yes | — | Yes |
| Microsoft | Included (NotBefore cutoff) Included (NotBefore cutoff) | Yes | — | Yes |
The CCADB lists EV policy OID 2.23.140.1.1, 1.3.6.1.4.1.34697.2.2 for this root, but Mozilla does not mark it as EV-enabled.
Removed Chrome
- Status
- Removed
Removed Mozilla
- Status
- Removed
Included Apple
- Status
- Included
- Trust bits
- serverAuth, clientAuth
- Allowed policies
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Code Signing, Timestamp Signing
Included (NotBefore cutoff) Microsoft
- Status
- Included (NotBefore cutoff)
- Trusted EKUs
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Code Signing, Encrypting File System, IP Security Tunnel Termination, IP Security User, Secure Email, Time Stamping
"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
- Entrust
- Subject
- CN=AffirmTrust Networking,O=AffirmTrust,C=US
- SHA-256
0A81EC5A929777F145904AF38D5D509F66B5E2C58FCDB531058B0E17F3F0B41B- SHA-1 (Windows thumbprint)
293621028B20ED02F566C532D1D6ED909F45002F- SPKI SHA-256
94072AD3F58F70F93098E5A5F6C04C96C710BD849D83184919AE90EB890AE400- Valid from
- 2010-01-29
- Expires
- 2030-12-31
- Key
- RSA 2048
- Signature algorithm
- sha1WithRSAEncryption
- Serial number
7C4F04391CD4992D- Country
- US
- Trust bits (CCADB)
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication
- EV policy OIDs (CCADB)
- 2.23.140.1.1, 1.3.6.1.4.1.34697.2.2 · TLS EV capable: Yes
- Test websites
- valid:
https://validnetworking.affirmtrust.com/· expired:https://expirednetworking.affirmtrust.com/· revoked:https://revokednetworking.affirmtrust.com/ - CCADB record
- A000079
- PEM
- entrust-affirmtrust-networking.pem
Intermediate CAs issued by this root
The CCADB lists 7 intermediate CA certificates signed directly by AffirmTrust Networking: 0 currently valid, 0 expired and 7 revoked (revoked includes those whose parent was revoked).
Showing 7 of 7: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmTrust Extended Validation CA - EV3 | Entrust | 2030-12-02 | Revoked |
| AffirmTrust Extended Validation CA - EV3 | Entrust | 2030-12-02 | Revoked |
| AffirmTrust Networking Extended Validation CA | Entrust | 2030-12-31 | Revoked |
| Trend Micro CA | Entrust | 2030-12-31 | Revoked |
| Trend Micro CA | Entrust | 2030-12-31 | Revoked |
| Trend Micro CA | Entrust | 2030-12-31 | Revoked |
| AffirmTrust Networking Extended Validation CA | Entrust | 2030-12-31 | Revoked |
Cross-signed versions
2 certificate(s) in the CCADB have the same subject and public key as AffirmTrust Networking but a different issuer. A server can send one of them so that clients which trust the issuing root, but not AffirmTrust Networking, can still build a chain.
| Signed by | CA owner | Expires | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SwissSign Silver CA - G2 crt.sh | SwissSign AG | 2019-11-02 | Revoked |
| SwissSign Gold CA - G2 crt.sh | SwissSign AG | 2019-11-02 | Revoked |
CRL and OCSP addresses
In the root certificate
AffirmTrust Networking 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.affirmtrust.com/crl/AffirmTrustNetworking.crl
What happens when it expires
AffirmTrust Networking is valid until 2030-12-31, about 4.1 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 AffirmTrust Networking by common name (AffirmTrust Networking) 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 "AffirmTrust Networking" -Z \
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain | grep "SHA-256"
# SHA-256 hash: 0A81EC5A929777F145904AF38D5D509F66B5E2C58FCDB531058B0E17F3F0B41B
Windows (Microsoft store: Included (NotBefore cutoff) · 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 293621028B20ED02F566C532D1D6ED909F45002F
Linux (ca-certificates follows Mozilla: Removed)
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 "AffirmTrust Networking"
# Debian / Ubuntu (ca-certificates)
openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt \
| openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -noout | grep -iF "AffirmTrust Networking"
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 "0A:81:EC:5A:92:97:77:F1:45:90:4A:F3:8D:5D:50:9F:66:B5:E2:C5:8F:CD:B5:31:05:8B:0E:17:F3:F0:B4:1B"
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 AffirmTrust → AffirmTrust Networking.
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 entrust-affirmtrust-networking.pem -noout -subject -fingerprint -sha256
# sha256 Fingerprint=0A:81:EC:5A:92:97:77:F1:45:90:4A:F3:8D:5D:50:9F:66:B5:E2:C5:8F:CD:B5:31:05:8B:0E:17:F3:F0:B4:1B
FAQ
Is AffirmTrust Networking 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 AffirmTrust Networking expire?
On 2030-12-31, about 4.1 years after the 2026-11-10 data snapshot.
How many intermediate certificates has AffirmTrust Networking issued?
The CCADB lists 7: 0 valid, 0 expired and 7 revoked.
Is AffirmTrust Networking cross-signed?
Yes. The CCADB has 2 cross-certificate(s) with its subject and key, signed by SwissSign Silver CA - G2, SwissSign Gold CA - G2; 0 of them are still valid.
Other roots from Entrust
- AffirmTrust Commercial RSA 2048 · 2030-12-31
- AffirmTrust Premium RSA 4096 · 2040-12-31
- AffirmTrust Premium ECC ECDSA P-384 · 2040-12-31
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