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GlobalSign Root R46
GlobalSign Root R46 is a root CA certificate operated by GlobalSign (RSA 4096, valid until 2046-03-20, SHA-256 4FA3126D). 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 R46,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE
- SHA-256
4FA3126D8D3A11D1C4855A4F807CBAD6CF919D3A5A88B03BEA2C6372D93C40C9- SHA-1 (Windows thumbprint)
53A2B04BCA6BD645E6398A8EC40DD2BF77C3A290- SPKI SHA-256
AE7F962CB9E6A7DBF7B833FB18FA9B71A89175DF949C232B6A9EF7CB3DF2BBFC- Valid from
- 2019-03-20
- Expires
- 2046-03-20
- Key
- RSA 4096
- Signature algorithm
- sha384WithRSAEncryption
- Serial number
11D2BBB9D723189E405F0A9D2DD0DF2567D1- 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.r46.roots.globalsign.com· expired:https://expired.r46.roots.globalsign.com· revoked:https://revoked.r46.roots.globalsign.com - CCADB record
- A006509
- PEM
- globalsign-root-r46.pem
Intermediate CAs issued by this root
The CCADB lists 74 intermediate CA certificates signed directly by GlobalSign Root R46: 54 currently valid, 14 expired and 6 revoked (revoked includes those whose parent was revoked).
Showing 20 of 74: 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
5 certificate(s) in the CCADB have the same subject and public key as GlobalSign Root R46 but a different issuer. A server can send one of them so that clients which trust the issuing root, but not GlobalSign Root R46, can still build a chain.
| Signed by | CA owner | Expires | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlobalSign Root CA crt.sh | GlobalSign nv-sa | 2028-01-28 | Valid |
| 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 | 2029-03-18 | Valid |
| GlobalSign crt.sh | GlobalSign nv-sa | 2034-12-10 | Valid |
CRL and OCSP addresses
In the root certificate
GlobalSign Root R46 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/rootr46.crl
Used by the intermediates it issued
Addresses found in the CRL Distribution Points and OCSP fields of the 54 valid intermediates signed by GlobalSign Root R46; the number in brackets is how many of them use each address.
- CRL:
http://crl.globalsign.com/rootr46.crl(54) - OCSP:
http://ocsp.globalsign.com/rootr46(54)
What happens when it expires
GlobalSign Root R46 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 R46 by common name (GlobalSign Root R46) 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 R46" -Z \
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain | grep "SHA-256"
# SHA-256 hash: 4FA3126D8D3A11D1C4855A4F807CBAD6CF919D3A5A88B03BEA2C6372D93C40C9
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 53A2B04BCA6BD645E6398A8EC40DD2BF77C3A290
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 R46"
# Debian / Ubuntu (ca-certificates)
openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt \
| openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -noout | grep -iF "GlobalSign Root R46"
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 "4F:A3:12:6D:8D:3A:11:D1:C4:85:5A:4F:80:7C:BA:D6:CF:91:9D:3A:5A:88:B0:3B:EA:2C:63:72:D9:3C:40:C9"
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 R46.
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-r46.pem -noout -subject -fingerprint -sha256
# sha256 Fingerprint=4F:A3:12:6D:8D:3A:11:D1:C4:85:5A:4F:80:7C:BA:D6:CF:91:9D:3A:5A:88:B0:3B:EA:2C:63:72:D9:3C:40:C9
FAQ
Is GlobalSign Root R46 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 R46 expire?
On 2046-03-20, about 19.4 years after the 2026-11-10 data snapshot.
How many intermediate certificates has GlobalSign Root R46 issued?
The CCADB lists 74: 54 valid, 14 expired and 6 revoked. The newest valid one is GlobalSign Atlas R46 EV TLS CA 2027 H1, valid until 2029-10-21.
Is GlobalSign Root R46 cross-signed?
Yes. The CCADB has 5 cross-certificate(s) with its subject and key, signed by GlobalSign Root CA, GlobalSign; 5 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 E46 ECDSA P-384 · 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