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GlobalSign Root E46
GlobalSign Root E46 is a root CA certificate operated by GlobalSign (ECDSA P-384, valid until 2046-03-20, SHA-256 CBB9C44D). As of the latest CCADB data it is trusted for TLS server authentication by 4 of 4 major root stores: Chrome, Mozilla, Apple, Microsoft.
Root store status
| Root store | Status | Trusted for TLS | Distrust for TLS after | Constrained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Included Included | Yes | — | No |
| Mozilla | Included Included | Yes | — | No |
| Apple | Included Included | Yes | — | No |
| Microsoft | Included Included | Yes | — | No |
Mozilla treats it as an EV root for policy OID 2.23.140.1.1.
Included Chrome
- Status
- Included
Included Mozilla
- Status
- Included
- Trust bits
- Websites
- EV policy OIDs
- 2.23.140.1.1
- First included in
- NSS 3.63 / Firefox 88
- Inclusion bug
- #1570724
Included Apple
- Status
- Included
- Trust bits
- serverAuth, clientAuth
Included Microsoft
- Status
- Included
- Trusted EKUs
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication
"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
- GlobalSign nv-sa
- Subject
- CN=GlobalSign Root E46,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE
- SHA-256
CBB9C44D84B8043E1050EA31A69F514955D7BFD2E2C6B49301019AD61D9F5058- SHA-1 (Windows thumbprint)
39B46CD5FE8006EBE22F4ABB0833A0AFDBB9DD84- SPKI SHA-256
E04A022CE32F4CCF2C7F6046287B828A32A909F5E751447F83FD2C71F6FD8173- Valid from
- 2019-03-20
- Expires
- 2046-03-20
- Key
- ECDSA P-384
- Signature algorithm
- ecdsa-with-SHA384
- Serial number
11D2BBBA336ED4BCE62468C50D841D98E843- Country
- BE
- Trust bits (CCADB)
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication
- EV policy OIDs (CCADB)
- 2.23.140.1.1, 1.3.6.1.4.1.4146.10.1.1, 1.3.6.1.4.1.4146.1.1 · TLS EV capable: Yes
- Test websites
- valid:
https://valid.e46.roots.globalsign.com· expired:https://expired.e46.roots.globalsign.com· revoked:https://revoked.e46.roots.globalsign.com - CCADB record
- A006510
- PEM
- globalsign-root-e46.pem
Intermediate CAs issued by this root
The CCADB lists 52 intermediate CA certificates signed directly by GlobalSign Root E46: 27 currently valid, 14 expired and 11 revoked (revoked includes those whose parent was revoked).
Showing 20 of 52: 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.
Cross-signed versions
3 certificate(s) in the CCADB have the same subject and public key as GlobalSign Root E46 but a different issuer. A server can send one of them so that clients which trust the issuing root, but not GlobalSign Root E46, can still build a chain.
| Signed by | CA owner | Expires | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlobalSign Root CA crt.sh | GlobalSign nv-sa | 2028-01-28 | Valid |
| GlobalSign crt.sh | GlobalSign nv-sa | 2029-03-18 | Valid |
| GlobalSign crt.sh | GlobalSign nv-sa | 2038-01-19 | Valid |
CRL and OCSP addresses
In the root certificate
GlobalSign Root E46 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.globalsign.com/roote46.crl
Used by the intermediates it issued
Addresses found in the CRL Distribution Points and OCSP fields of the 27 valid intermediates signed by GlobalSign Root E46; the number in brackets is how many of them use each address.
- CRL:
http://crl.globalsign.com/roote46.crl(27) - OCSP:
http://ocsp.globalsign.com/roote46(27)
What happens when it expires
GlobalSign Root E46 is valid until 2046-03-20, about 19.4 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 GlobalSign Root E46 by common name (GlobalSign Root E46) 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 "GlobalSign Root E46" -Z \
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain | grep "SHA-256"
# SHA-256 hash: CBB9C44D84B8043E1050EA31A69F514955D7BFD2E2C6B49301019AD61D9F5058
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 39B46CD5FE8006EBE22F4ABB0833A0AFDBB9DD84
Linux (ca-certificates follows Mozilla: Included · Trusted for TLS)
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 "GlobalSign Root E46"
# Debian / Ubuntu (ca-certificates)
openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt \
| openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -noout | grep -iF "GlobalSign Root E46"
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 "CB:B9:C4:4D:84:B8:04:3E:10:50:EA:31:A6:9F:51:49:55:D7:BF:D2:E2:C6:B4:93:01:01:9A:D6:1D:9F:50:58"
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 GlobalSign nv-sa → GlobalSign Root E46.
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 globalsign-root-e46.pem -noout -subject -fingerprint -sha256
# sha256 Fingerprint=CB:B9:C4:4D:84:B8:04:3E:10:50:EA:31:A6:9F:51:49:55:D7:BF:D2:E2:C6:B4:93:01:01:9A:D6:1D:9F:50:58
FAQ
Is GlobalSign Root E46 trusted by Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Windows?
Yes. As of 2026-11-10, Chrome, Mozilla (Firefox), Apple (Safari) and Microsoft (Windows) all trust it for TLS server authentication.
When does GlobalSign Root E46 expire?
On 2046-03-20, about 19.4 years after the 2026-11-10 data snapshot.
How many intermediate certificates has GlobalSign Root E46 issued?
The CCADB lists 52: 27 valid, 14 expired and 11 revoked. The newest valid one is GlobalSign Atlas E46 OV TLS CA 2027 H1, valid until 2029-10-21.
Is GlobalSign Root E46 cross-signed?
Yes. The CCADB has 3 cross-certificate(s) with its subject and key, signed by GlobalSign Root CA, GlobalSign; 3 of them are still valid.
Other roots from GlobalSign
- GlobalSign RSA 2048 · 2029-03-18
- GlobalSign ECDSA P-384 · 2038-01-19
- GlobalSign RSA 4096 · 2034-12-10
- GlobalSign Root CA RSA 2048 · 2028-01-28
- GlobalSign Root R46 RSA 4096 · 2046-03-20
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