Root certificate · SwissSign AG
SwissSign Silver CA - G2
SwissSign Silver CA - G2 is a root CA certificate operated by SwissSign AG (RSA 4096, valid until 2036-10-25, SHA-256 BE6C4DA2). 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 | Removed Removed | No | — | No |
| Apple | Included Included | Yes | — | No |
| Microsoft | Included (NotBefore cutoff) Included (NotBefore cutoff) | Yes | — | Yes |
The CCADB lists no EV policy OID for SwissSign Silver CA - G2.
Removed Chrome
- Status
- Removed
Removed Mozilla
- Status
- Removed
Included Apple
- Status
- Included
- Trust bits
- serverAuth, clientAuth, emailProtection
Included (NotBefore cutoff) Microsoft
- Status
- Included (NotBefore cutoff)
- Trusted EKUs
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Code Signing, Secure Email
"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 Silver CA - G2,O=SwissSign AG,C=CH
- SHA-256
BE6C4DA2BBB9BA59B6F3939768374246C3C005993FA98F020D1DEDBED48A81D5- SHA-1 (Windows thumbprint)
9BAAE59F56EE21CB435ABE2593DFA7F040D11DCB- SPKI SHA-256
9318226F8C83AFE47F5F47C24F59CE12DBA8C73B181BEE6B2EA1F40A06BC1869- Valid from
- 2006-10-25
- Expires
- 2036-10-25
- Key
- RSA 4096
- Signature algorithm
- sha1WithRSAEncryption
- Serial number
4F1BD42F54BB2F4B- Country
- CH
- Trust bits (CCADB)
- Server Authentication, Client Authentication, Secure Email
- EV policy OIDs (CCADB)
- not EV-enabled · TLS EV capable: No
- CCADB record
- A000205
- PEM
- swisssign-silver-ca-g2.pem
Intermediate CAs issued by this root
The CCADB lists 12 intermediate CA certificates signed directly by SwissSign Silver CA - G2: 0 currently valid, 2 expired and 10 revoked (revoked includes those whose parent was revoked).
Showing 12 of 12: 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.
| Intermediate | Operated by | Expires | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmTrust Networking | SwissSign AG | 2017-11-01 | Expired |
| Trend Micro Silver CA | SwissSign AG | 2017-11-01 | Expired |
| SwissSign Personal Silver CA 2014 - G22 | SwissSign AG | 2029-09-15 | Revoked |
| SwissSign Server Silver CA 2014 - G22 | SwissSign AG | 2029-09-15 | Revoked |
| SwissSign Server Silver CA 2014 - G22 | SwissSign AG | 2029-09-11 | Revoked |
| SwissSign Personal Silver CA 2014 - G22 | SwissSign AG | 2029-09-11 | Revoked |
| DOUGLAS Group CA - G1 | SwissSign AG | 2026-09-29 | Revoked |
| Helsana Gruppe Service ICA 01 | SwissSign AG | 2023-03-21 | Revoked |
| AffirmTrust Networking → AffirmTrust Networking | SwissSign AG | 2019-11-02 | Revoked |
| Trend Micro Silver CA | SwissSign AG | 2019-11-02 | Revoked |
| SwissSign Personal Silver CA 2008 - G2 | SwissSign AG | 2023-07-09 | Revoked |
| SwissSign Server Silver CA 2008 - G2 | SwissSign AG | 2023-07-07 | Revoked |
Cross-signed versions
No certificate in the CCADB has the same subject and public key as SwissSign Silver CA - G2 with a different issuer, so a client has to carry SwissSign Silver CA - G2 itself in its root store to trust it.
CRL and OCSP addresses
In the root certificate
SwissSign Silver 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/17A0CDC1E441B63A5B3BCB459DBD1CC298FA8658
What happens when it expires
SwissSign Silver 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 Silver CA - G2 by common name (SwissSign Silver 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 Silver CA - G2" -Z \
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain | grep "SHA-256"
# SHA-256 hash: BE6C4DA2BBB9BA59B6F3939768374246C3C005993FA98F020D1DEDBED48A81D5
Windows (Microsoft store: Included (NotBefore cutoff) · 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 9BAAE59F56EE21CB435ABE2593DFA7F040D11DCB
Linux (ca-certificates follows Mozilla: Removed)
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 Silver CA - G2"
# Debian / Ubuntu (ca-certificates)
openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt \
| openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -noout | grep -iF "SwissSign Silver 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 "BE:6C:4D:A2:BB:B9:BA:59:B6:F3:93:97:68:37:42:46:C3:C0:05:99:3F:A9:8F:02:0D:1D:ED:BE:D4:8A:81:D5"
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 Silver 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-silver-ca-g2.pem -noout -subject -fingerprint -sha256
# sha256 Fingerprint=BE:6C:4D:A2:BB:B9:BA:59:B6:F3:93:97:68:37:42:46:C3:C0:05:99:3F:A9:8F:02:0D:1D:ED:BE:D4:8A:81:D5
FAQ
Is SwissSign Silver 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 Silver CA - G2 expire?
On 2036-10-25, about 10.0 years after the 2026-11-10 data snapshot.
How many intermediate certificates has SwissSign Silver CA - G2 issued?
The CCADB lists 12: 0 valid, 2 expired and 10 revoked.
Is SwissSign Silver 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 Gold CA - G2 RSA 4096 · 2036-10-25
- SwissSign RSA TLS Root CA 2022 - 1 RSA 4096 · 2047-06-08
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