Root certificate · Sectigo

Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4

Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 is a root CA certificate operated by Sectigo (RSA 4096, valid until 2037-12-27, SHA-256 DB3517D1). 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—Yes
MozillaIncluded IncludedNo2024-11-19Yes
AppleIncluded IncludedYes—No
MicrosoftIncluded IncludedYes—Yes

Mozilla stops trusting TLS certificates from this root issued after 2024-11-19. The CCADB lists EV policy OID 2.23.140.1.1, 2.16.840.1.114028.10.1.2 for this root, but Mozilla does not mark it as EV-enabled.

Removed Chrome

Status
Removed

Included Mozilla

Status
Included
Distrust for TLS after
2024-11-19
Trust bits
Email
EV policy OIDs
not EV-enabled
First included in
NSS 3.48 / Firefox 72
Inclusion bug
#1480510

Included Apple

Status
Included
Trust bits
serverAuth, clientAuth, emailProtection

Included Microsoft

Status
Included
Trusted EKUs
Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Code Signing, Document Signing, OCSP Signing, 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=Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4,OU=(c) 2015 Entrust\, Inc. - for authorized use only,OU=See www.entrust.net/legal-terms,O=Entrust\, Inc.,C=US
SHA-256
DB3517D1F6732A2D5AB97C533EC70779EE3270A62FB4AC4238372460E6F01E88
SHA-1 (Windows thumbprint)
14884E862637B026AF59625C4077EC3529BA9601
SPKI SHA-256
36D7C79F3D089A0FF79972D90923DEA5CA76B4CCBAF7C2751CB152E9494F52D0
Valid from
2015-05-27
Expires
2037-12-27
Key
RSA 4096
Signature algorithm
sha256WithRSAEncryption
Serial number
D9B5437FAFA9390F000000005565AD58
Country
US
Trust bits (CCADB)
Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Document Signing, Secure Email, Time Stamping
EV policy OIDs (CCADB)
2.23.140.1.1, 2.16.840.1.114028.10.1.2 · TLS EV capable: Yes
CCADB record
A005752
PEM
sectigo-entrust-root-ca-g4.pem

Look up this certificate on crt.sh

Intermediate CAs issued by this root

The CCADB lists 3 intermediate CA certificates signed directly by Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4: 0 currently valid, 0 expired and 3 revoked (revoked includes those whose parent was revoked).

Showing 3 of 3: 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
Entrust Digital Signing Root Certification Authority - DSR1 Sectigo2030-12-30Revoked
Entrust Certification Authority - AATL1 Entrust2037-12-20Revoked
Entrust Certification Authority - L1N Entrust2030-12-22Revoked

Cross-signed versions

No certificate in the CCADB has the same subject and public key as Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 with a different issuer, so a client has to carry Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 itself in its root store to trust it.

CRL and OCSP addresses

In the root certificate

Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 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.entrust.net/g4ca.crl

What happens when it expires

Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 is valid until 2037-12-27, about 11.1 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. Root programs can stop trusting it before it expires: Mozilla 2024-11-19.

Check whether your device trusts it

Each platform keeps its own root store. The commands below look up Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 by common name (Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4) 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 "Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4" -Z \
  /System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain | grep "SHA-256"
# SHA-256 hash: DB3517D1F6732A2D5AB97C533EC70779EE3270A62FB4AC4238372460E6F01E88

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 14884E862637B026AF59625C4077EC3529BA9601

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 "Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4"
# Debian / Ubuntu (ca-certificates)
openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt \
  | openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -noout | grep -iF "Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4"

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 "DB:35:17:D1:F6:73:2A:2D:5A:B9:7C:53:3E:C7:07:79:EE:32:70:A6:2F:B4:AC:42:38:37:24:60:E6:F0:1E:88"

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 Entrust, Inc. → Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4.

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 sectigo-entrust-root-ca-g4.pem -noout -subject -fingerprint -sha256
# sha256 Fingerprint=DB:35:17:D1:F6:73:2A:2D:5A:B9:7C:53:3E:C7:07:79:EE:32:70:A6:2F:B4:AC:42:38:37:24:60:E6:F0:1E:88

FAQ

Is Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 trusted by Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Windows?

As of 2026-11-10, Apple, Microsoft trust it for TLS server authentication; Chrome, Mozilla do not. Distrust-after dates already set: Mozilla 2024-11-19.

When does Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 expire?

On 2037-12-27, about 11.1 years after the 2026-11-10 data snapshot.

How many intermediate certificates has Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 issued?

The CCADB lists 3: 0 valid, 0 expired and 3 revoked.

Is Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4 cross-signed?

No. The CCADB has no certificate with the same subject and public key signed by another CA.

Other roots from Sectigo

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