Root certificate · SwissSign AG
SwissSign Gold CA - G2
SwissSign Gold CA - G2 is a root CA certificate operated by SwissSign AG (RSA 4096, valid until 2036-10-25, SHA-256 62DD0BE9). 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 | — | No |
| Mozilla | Included Included | No | — | No |
| Apple | Included Included | Yes | — | No |
| Microsoft | Included Included | Yes | — | Yes |
The CCADB lists EV policy OID 2.23.140.1.1, 2.16.756.1.89.1.2.1.1 for this root, but Mozilla does not mark it as EV-enabled.
Removed Chrome
- Status
- Removed
Included Mozilla
- Status
- Included
- Trust bits
- EV policy OIDs
- not EV-enabled
- First included in
- NSS 3.11.9 / Firefox 2
- Inclusion bug
- #343756
Included Apple
- Status
- Included
- Trust bits
- serverAuth, clientAuth, emailProtection
Included Microsoft
- Status
- Included
- Trusted EKUs
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Code Signing, Secure Email
- Not-before cutoff
- 2021-08-01 (Code Signing)
"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
- SwissSign AG
- Subject
- CN=SwissSign Gold CA - G2,O=SwissSign AG,C=CH
- SHA-256
62DD0BE9B9F50A163EA0F8E75C053B1ECA57EA55C8688F647C6881F2C8357B95- SHA-1 (Windows thumbprint)
D8C5388AB7301B1B6ED47AE645253A6F9F1A2761- SPKI SHA-256
40FCFC28875DCCBFEBCBDF6CD7433312DA63C4EFCF3BD7B1B505C22020AE0274- Valid from
- 2006-10-25
- Expires
- 2036-10-25
- Key
- RSA 4096
- Signature algorithm
- sha1WithRSAEncryption
- Serial number
BB401C43F55E4FB0- Country
- CH
- Trust bits (CCADB)
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Secure Email
- EV policy OIDs (CCADB)
- 2.23.140.1.1, 2.16.756.1.89.1.2.1.1 · TLS EV capable: Yes
- Test websites
- valid:
https://ev-rsa-tls-2022-valid-cert-demo.swisssign.com· expired:https://ev-rsa-tls-2022-expired-cert-demo.swisssign.com· revoked:https://ev-rsa-tls-2022-revoked-cert-demo.swisssign.com - CCADB record
- A000203
- PEM
- swisssign-gold-ca-g2.pem
Intermediate CAs issued by this root
The CCADB lists 23 intermediate CA certificates signed directly by SwissSign Gold CA - G2: 3 currently valid, 1 expired and 19 revoked (revoked includes those whose parent was revoked).
Showing 20 of 23: 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
No certificate in the CCADB has the same subject and public key as SwissSign Gold CA - G2 with a different issuer, so a client has to carry SwissSign Gold CA - G2 itself in its root store to trust it.
CRL and OCSP addresses
In the root certificate
SwissSign Gold CA - G2 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.swisssign.net/5B257B96A465517EB839F3C078665EE83AE7F0EE
Used by the intermediates it issued
Addresses found in the CRL Distribution Points and OCSP fields of the 3 valid intermediates signed by SwissSign Gold CA - G2; the number in brackets is how many of them use each address.
- CRL:
http://crl.swisssign.net/5B257B96A465517EB839F3C078665EE83AE7F0EE(3) - CRL:
ldap://directory.swisssign.net/CN=5B257B96A465517EB839F3C078665EE83AE7F0EE%2CO=SwissSign%2CC=CH?certificateRevocationList?base?objectClass=cRLDistributionPoint(1)
None of the valid intermediates under this root lists an OCSP responder.
What happens when it expires
SwissSign Gold CA - G2 is valid until 2036-10-25, about 10.0 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 SwissSign Gold CA - G2 by common name (SwissSign Gold CA - G2) 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 "SwissSign Gold CA - G2" -Z \
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain | grep "SHA-256"
# SHA-256 hash: 62DD0BE9B9F50A163EA0F8E75C053B1ECA57EA55C8688F647C6881F2C8357B95
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 D8C5388AB7301B1B6ED47AE645253A6F9F1A2761
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 "SwissSign Gold CA - G2"
# Debian / Ubuntu (ca-certificates)
openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt \
| openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -noout | grep -iF "SwissSign Gold CA - G2"
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 "62:DD:0B:E9:B9:F5:0A:16:3E:A0:F8:E7:5C:05:3B:1E:CA:57:EA:55:C8:68:8F:64:7C:68:81:F2:C8:35:7B:95"
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 SwissSign AG → SwissSign Gold CA - G2.
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 swisssign-gold-ca-g2.pem -noout -subject -fingerprint -sha256
# sha256 Fingerprint=62:DD:0B:E9:B9:F5:0A:16:3E:A0:F8:E7:5C:05:3B:1E:CA:57:EA:55:C8:68:8F:64:7C:68:81:F2:C8:35:7B:95
FAQ
Is SwissSign Gold CA - G2 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 SwissSign Gold CA - G2 expire?
On 2036-10-25, about 10.0 years after the 2026-11-10 data snapshot.
How many intermediate certificates has SwissSign Gold CA - G2 issued?
The CCADB lists 23: 3 valid, 1 expired and 19 revoked. The newest valid one is SwissSign RSA SMIME Root CA 2022 - 1, valid until 2036-09-22.
Is SwissSign Gold CA - G2 cross-signed?
No. The CCADB has no certificate with the same subject and public key signed by another CA.
Other roots from SwissSign AG
- SwissSign RSA TLS Root CA 2022 - 1 RSA 4096 · 2047-06-08
- SwissSign Silver CA - G2 RSA 4096 · 2036-10-25
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