Draft:Sectigo

{{Short description|Certificate Authority with over 700,000 global customers.}}

{{Draft topics|software|business-and-economics|computing|technology}}

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{{afc comment|This is probably better covered at the article on the parent company, Xcitium. - MrOllie (talk) 18:54, 7 May 2025 (UTC)}}

{{afc comment|Respectfully disagree with MrOllie. Sectigo is it's own independant company. Sources provided below and in talk page. The redirect should be removed. - 181montreal (talk) 15:18, 7 May 2025 (UTC)}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Sectigo

| type = Private

| industry = Cybersecurity, Certificate Authority

| founded = 1998

| hq_location_city = Scottsdale, Arizona

| hq_location_country = United States

| key_people = Kevin Weiss (CEO)

| products = Digital certificates, certificate lifecycle management, SSL/TLS, PKI, website security

| num_employees = 500+ (as of 2025)

| website = {{URL|https://sectigo.com}}

}}

Sectigo is a certificate authority and cybersecurity company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.{{cite web |title=Scottsdale cybersecurity firm doubles enterprise reach with acquisition |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2025/02/03/sectigo-acquires-entrust-certificate-business.html |work=Phoenix Business Journal |date=2025-02-03 |access-date=2025-05-07}} It provides digital certificates, public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions, and certificate lifecycle management services to organizations worldwide.{{cite web |title=Major Opportunities: Sectigo Partners with Google Chrome Policy |url=https://www.channelfutures.com/security/major-opportunities-sectigo-partners-google-chrome-policy |work=Channel Futures |access-date=2025-05-07}} The company originated as Comodo CA, which was acquired by Francisco Partners in 2017 and rebranded as Sectigo in 2018 to avoid confusion with its former parent company.{{cite web |title=Comodo CA Changes Its Name to Sectigo |url=https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/comodo-ca-changes-its-name-to-sectigo/ |work=The SSL Store |date=2018-11-01 |access-date=2025-05-07}} The company has been operating as an independent company since Francisco Partners acquisition.

In 2020, Sectigo was acquired by private equity firm GI Partners iting a goal to expand its operations and focus on digital security technologies.{{cite web

|title=GI Partners' Purchase of Sectigo Values the Company at $900M

|url=https://www.pehub.com/gis-purchase-of-sectigo-values-the-company-at-900m/

|website=PE Hub

|date=2020-11-09

|access-date=2025-05-07

}}{{cite web

|title=GI Partners Acquires Sectigo

|url=https://www.msspalert.com/news/gi-partners-acquires-sectigo

|website=MSSP Alert

|date=2020-11-10

|access-date=2025-05-07

}}

In 2025, Sectigo acquired the public certificate business of Entrust, expanding its enterprise reach and capabilities in certificate lifecycle management.{{cite news

|last=Rundell

|first=James

|title=Sectigo Buys Entrust's Public Certificate Business

|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/sectigo-buys-entrusts-public-certificate-business-6e476734

|work=The Wall Street Journal

|date=2025-02-03

|access-date=2025-05-07

}}

In April 2025, the CA/Browser Forum approved Ballot SC-081v3, a proposal initiated by Apple and sponsored by Sectigo, to reduce the maximum validity period of public SSL/TLS certificates to 47 days by 2029. The measure passed overwhelmingly, with no opposing votes and five abstentions, and is set to be implemented in three phases: reducing certificate lifespans to 200 days in March 2026, 100 days in March 2027, and finally 47 days in March 2029. The initiative aims to enhance online security, promote automation in certificate management, and prepare for emerging threats such as quantum computing. Sectigo's sponsorship and endorsement of the ballot indicating its involvement in shaping industry standards for digital trust and security.{{cite web |last=Schumann |first=Evan

|title=Vendors vote to radically slash website certificate duration

|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3960658/vendors-vote-to-radically-slash-website-certificate-duration.html

|website=Computerworld

|date=2025-04-11

|access-date=2025-05-07

}} {{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Ian |title=What will the change to 47-day SSL-TLS certificates mean to you? |url=https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2025/04/18/what-will-the-change-to-47-day-ssl-tls-certificates-mean-to-you/ |website=Enterprise Times |date=2025-04-18 |access-date=2025-05-07}}