Cybertrust Japan has cleared one of two browser-vendor reviews it needs before it can restart SSL/TLS server certificate issuance. In a follow-up notice dated 22 October, the Tokyo Growth-listed company said Google's review of its new intermediate certificate authority (CA) ended with approval on 20 October.
What is cleared and what is not
The root certificate authority must issue an intermediate CA certificate to Cybertrust before the new CA can operate, and that step requires review by two browser vendors, Apple and Google. Google's is done. Apple's is not: the company said only that it will announce the outcome promptly once Apple approves.
The notice follows Cybertrust's 10 September announcement suspending the service. Earlier Tokyo Brief coverage
The restart timetable
Cybertrust said it plans to begin service on the new intermediate CA at the earliest two business days after Apple approves. The notice gives no date for Apple's decision, so it sets no firm restart date.
Until then, the company will keep offering Secom Trust Systems' Secom Passport for Web SSL/TLS server certificate as a substitute.
Financial impact
Cybertrust said it is still assessing the financial impact of the suspension. It has not identified any fact that would require a change to its earnings forecast, and it promised prompt disclosure if the assessment turns up anything that must be reported. The notice gives no impact figure.