All, This is a reminder that the public discussion period for GoDaddy's inclusion application closes on Monday, September 28, 2026.
Thank you -Chris, on behalf of the CCADB Steering Committee On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 9:04 AM Chris Clements <[email protected]> wrote: > Purpose of this Public Discussion > > The purpose of this public discussion process is to promote openness and > transparency. However, each Root Store Operator makes its inclusion > decisions independently, on its own timelines, and based on its own > policies and inclusion criteria. Successful completion of this public > discussion process does not guarantee any favorable action by any root > store. > > This email commences a six-week public discussion of GoDaddy’s request to > include the following certificates as publicly trusted root certificates in > one or more Common CA Database (“CCADB”) Root Store Operator’s program: > > - > > Starfield TLS Root CA - R1 > > <https://crt.sh/?q=97366DA00BAF6730A84D1A8CBA5BAD7961C46BCE707E09241CC9C4C7E3C64F10> > - > > GoDaddy TLS Root CA - R1 > > <https://crt.sh/?q=25CF3DA8E9B97ADDBF92543C2B82527C8A4E2CFF2062A6483040D4B64ACE719F> > > > This discussion period is scheduled to close on Monday, September 28, 2026 > . > > Public Incident Reporting History > > > - Found here <https://mzl.la/4x8vK9x>. > > CCADB Root Inclusion Request Case #00003059 > > <https://ccadb.my.salesforce-sites.com/ccadb/CasePrintViewAllPublic?recordId=500TO00000jyTWkYAM>(current > versions of CCADB output are attached as PDF(s) to this email) > > This public discussion announcement provides a snapshot of the data and > information available in the CCADB related to these inclusion requests as > of the date this public discussion period begins. The attached PDFs reflect > the CCADB records as they existed when the PDFs were generated and serve as > a baseline record for this discussion. CCADB records are operational in > nature and may be updated over time. As a result, the current CCADB data > may differ from the attached PDFs. Such differences do not necessarily > indicate an error in the discussion record or a post-hoc modification of an > inclusion request; rather, they may simply reflect the ongoing maintenance > of the CCADB. Participants are encouraged to reference the attached PDFs > when evaluating the information available at the outset of this discussion > and to consult the live CCADB reports, linked above, for the most current > operational data. > > Interpretation of the Public Record > > Neither the information presented here nor any ensuing public discussions, > comments, or observations should be interpreted as a complete or > authoritative account of any Root Store Operator's evaluation. Root Store > Operators may consider additional factors, inputs, and risk assessments > that are not reflected in the public record. The public record is intended > to inform consideration, not to constrain, predetermine, or fully explain > any Root Store Operator's final decision. Accordingly, conclusions drawn > solely from the public record may be incomplete and should not be treated > as definitive explanations for any Root Store Operator's decision. > > Public Participation > > Anyone with concerns or questions specific to these root inclusion > requests is encouraged to raise them on the CCADB Public mailing list by > replying directly to this discussion thread. Likewise, representatives of > the applicant are expected to respond promptly, within the discussion > thread, to all questions that are raised. > > Thank you > -Chris, on behalf of the CCADB Steering Committee > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCADB Public" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/ccadb.org/d/msgid/public/CAAbw9mDUCKH%2B6uCU%2B7S9_Muw84XgmTQ9iV0BeqTJivuR97q5BA%40mail.gmail.com.
