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[EdgeOne]Notification Regarding Changes to Root Certificates Originating from TrustAsia
2026-01-21 16:48:41

The free certificates currently available in the EdgeOne console—excluding wildcard certificates—are issued primarily by TrustAsia. According to TrustAsia's notification, starting from January 27, 2026, TrustAsia will officially launch a dedicated root certificate to issue new certificates. Details are as follows:


Impact

This update is a grayscale switching. If your current domain name is using the EdgeOne free certificate, there will be no impact on existing issued certificates. New certificates will gradually switch to issuance by the new dedicated root certificate. Please note and assess the business impact after this root certificate update, as compatibility may vary in some earlier versions of the operating system.

If the free certificate cannot meet your utilization need after the update, you can also Upgrade to a Tencent Cloud paid SSL certificate  , then refer to Deploy/Update a Managed SSL Certificate to Edge to complete the certificate replacement. The paid certificate will be issued by an Authoritative CA with higher compatibility and is valid for one year, providing more stable HTTPS service for your website. 

The Top-most root certificate transition details 
Detailed root certificate change information and certificate compatibility impact as follows: 
1. Top-level root certificate update
Original root certificate New root certificate
DigiCert Global Root G2 TrustAsia TLS ECC Root CA
DigiCert Global Root G3 TrustAsia TLS RSA Root CA
DigiCert Global Root CA (intersect old root certificat) Certum Trusted Network CA

2. Root certificate chain change comparison

Certificate chain before modification Certificate chain after modification
Root certificate DigiCert Global Root G2 TrustAsia TLS RSA Root CA
Intersect root certificate DigiCert Global Root CA Certum Trusted Network CA
Certificate Chain Example

Validity period of the root certificate August 1, 2013 - January 15, 2038 May 15, 2024 - May 15, 2044
Validity period of the intersect root certificate November 10, 2006 - November 10, 2031 October 22, 2008 - December 31, 2029
compatibility Apple iOS 4.0+ / Mac OS X 10.6+ iOS 3.x+ / MacOS X 10.5.8+
Mozilla Firefox 2+ NSS 3.11.8 Firefox 6+ NSS 3.12.10
Microsoft Windows XP SP3+ Windows XP SP3+
Google Android 1.1+ Android 4.0+
Oracle Java JRE 1.4.2_17+ Java JRE 1.4.2_20+

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