Root certificate · Sectigo
COMODO RSA Certification Authority
COMODO RSA Certification Authority is a root CA certificate operated by Sectigo (RSA 4096, valid until 2038-01-18, SHA-256 52F0E1C4). 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 | 2026-09-30 | Yes |
| Mozilla | Included Included | Yes | — | No |
| Apple | Included Included | Yes | — | No |
| Microsoft | Included Included | Yes | — | No |
Chrome stops trusting TLS certificates under this root whose SCTs are dated after 2026-09-30 (sct_not_after). Mozilla treats it as an EV root for policy OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.6449.1.2.1.5.1.
Included Chrome
- Status
- Included
- Distrust for TLS after
- 2026-09-30
Included Mozilla
- Status
- Included
- Trust bits
- Websites, Email
- EV policy OIDs
- 1.3.6.1.4.1.6449.1.2.1.5.1
- First included in
- NSS 3.17.3 / Firefox 36
- Inclusion bug
- #606947
Included Apple
- Status
- Included
- Trust bits
- serverAuth, clientAuth, emailProtection
Included Microsoft
- Status
- Included
- 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
- Sectigo
- Subject
- CN=COMODO RSA Certification Authority,O=COMODO CA Limited,L=Salford,ST=Greater Manchester,C=GB
- SHA-256
52F0E1C4E58EC629291B60317F074671B85D7EA80D5B07273463534B32B40234- SHA-1 (Windows thumbprint)
AFE5D244A8D1194230FF479FE2F897BBCD7A8CB4- SPKI SHA-256
82B5F84DAF47A59C7AB521E4982AEFA40A53406A3AEC26039EFA6B2E0E7244C1- Valid from
- 2010-01-19
- Expires
- 2038-01-18
- Key
- RSA 4096
- Signature algorithm
- sha384WithRSAEncryption
- Serial number
4CAAF9CADB636FE01FF74ED85B03869D- Country
- GB
- Trust bits (CCADB)
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Code Signing, Secure Email, Encrypting File System, Time Stamping, IP Security Tunnel Termination, IP Security User
- EV policy OIDs (CCADB)
- 1.3.6.1.4.1.6449.1.2.1.5.1, 2.23.140.1.1, 2.23.140.1.3 · TLS EV capable: Yes
- Test websites
- valid:
https://comodorsacertificationauthority-ev.comodoca.com/· expired:https://comodorsacertificationauthority-ev.comodoca.com:442/· revoked:https://comodorsacertificationauthority-ev.comodoca.com:444/ - CCADB record
- A000285
- PEM
- sectigo-comodo-rsa-ca.pem
Intermediate CAs issued by this root
The CCADB lists 42 intermediate CA certificates signed directly by COMODO RSA Certification Authority: 23 currently valid, 15 expired and 4 revoked (revoked includes those whose parent was revoked).
Showing 20 of 42: 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
2 certificate(s) in the CCADB have the same subject and public key as COMODO RSA Certification Authority but a different issuer. A server can send one of them so that clients which trust the issuing root, but not COMODO RSA Certification Authority, can still build a chain.
| Signed by | CA owner | Expires | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA Certificate Services crt.sh | Sectigo | 2028-12-31 | Valid |
| AddTrust External CA Root crt.sh | Sectigo | 2020-05-30 | Expired |
CRL and OCSP addresses
In the root certificate
COMODO RSA Certification Authority 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.comodoca.com/COMODORSACertificationAuthority.crl
Used by the intermediates it issued
Addresses found in the CRL Distribution Points and OCSP fields of the 23 valid intermediates signed by COMODO RSA Certification Authority; the number in brackets is how many of them use each address.
- CRL:
http://crl.comodoca.com/COMODORSACertificationAuthority.crl(23) - OCSP:
http://ocsp.comodoca.com(23)
What happens when it expires
COMODO RSA Certification Authority is valid until 2038-01-18, about 11.2 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 2026-09-30.
Check whether your device trusts it
Each platform keeps its own root store. The commands below look up COMODO RSA Certification Authority by common name (COMODO RSA Certification Authority) 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 "COMODO RSA Certification Authority" -Z \
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain | grep "SHA-256"
# SHA-256 hash: 52F0E1C4E58EC629291B60317F074671B85D7EA80D5B07273463534B32B40234
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 AFE5D244A8D1194230FF479FE2F897BBCD7A8CB4
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 "COMODO RSA Certification Authority"
# Debian / Ubuntu (ca-certificates)
openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt \
| openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -noout | grep -iF "COMODO RSA Certification Authority"
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 "52:F0:E1:C4:E5:8E:C6:29:29:1B:60:31:7F:07:46:71:B8:5D:7E:A8:0D:5B:07:27:34:63:53:4B:32:B4:02:34"
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 COMODO CA Limited → COMODO RSA Certification Authority.
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 sectigo-comodo-rsa-ca.pem -noout -subject -fingerprint -sha256
# sha256 Fingerprint=52:F0:E1:C4:E5:8E:C6:29:29:1B:60:31:7F:07:46:71:B8:5D:7E:A8:0D:5B:07:27:34:63:53:4B:32:B4:02:34
FAQ
Is COMODO RSA Certification Authority 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. Distrust-after dates already set: Chrome 2026-09-30.
When does COMODO RSA Certification Authority expire?
On 2038-01-18, about 11.2 years after the 2026-11-10 data snapshot.
How many intermediate certificates has COMODO RSA Certification Authority issued?
The CCADB lists 42: 23 valid, 15 expired and 4 revoked. The newest valid one is Sectigo Public Server Authentication Root R46, valid until 2038-01-18.
Is COMODO RSA Certification Authority cross-signed?
Yes. The CCADB has 2 cross-certificate(s) with its subject and key, signed by AAA Certificate Services, AddTrust External CA Root; 1 of them are still valid.
Other roots from Sectigo
- AAA Certificate Services RSA 2048 · 2028-12-31
- COMODO Certification Authority RSA 2048 · 2029-12-31
- COMODO Certification Authority RSA 2048 · 2030-12-31
- COMODO ECC Certification Authority ECDSA P-384 · 2038-01-18
- Entrust Root Certification Authority RSA 2048 · 2026-11-27
- Entrust Root Certification Authority - EC1 ECDSA P-384 · 2037-12-18
- Entrust Root Certification Authority - G2 RSA 2048 · 2030-12-07
- Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 RSA 4096 · 2037-12-27
- Entrust.net Certification Authority (2048) RSA 2048 · 2029-07-24
- Sectigo Public Server Authentication Root E46 ECDSA P-384 · 2046-03-21
- Sectigo Public Server Authentication Root R46 RSA 4096 · 2046-03-21
- USERTrust ECC Certification Authority ECDSA P-384 · 2038-01-18
- USERTrust RSA Certification Authority RSA 4096 · 2038-01-18
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