ipsCA certificates expired

ipsCA, a Spanish certification authority, ended 2009 with a bang. Their root certificate expired on December 30th and they had to scramble to send all customers new SSL certificates.

Unfortunately these new certificates are not accepted by all browsers because ipsCA failed to inform all browser vendors on time. Internet Explorer accepts the new certificates only if you have installed the (optional) November 2009 Root Cert Update from Windows update. Mozilla Firefox is still waiting for specific information from ipsCA.

Of course webmasters are upset and angry.

A big no-no when you are in the trust business.