Root Causes 313: SSL Revocation Reason Codes

22/06/2023 16 min
Root Causes 313: SSL Revocation Reason Codes

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Episode Synopsis

In 2022 Mozilla added a root program requirement that CAs include Reason Codes when revoking public TLS certificates. In this episode we explain the reason codes, along with some explicitly forbidden reason codes, and go into the backstory behind this requirement.