Cloudflare to become a public CA, buying a GlobalSign root and planning post-quantum certs
irvinebroque · x · 2026-09-30
Cloudflare has announced its intent to become a publicly trusted certificate authority, ending a decade of only consuming certs.
- Applied for inclusion in the Chrome, Apple, Microsoft, and Mozilla root programs
- Signed a definitive agreement to acquire a broadly trusted root from GlobalSign for immediate device reach
- Plans to be among the first CAs serving post-quantum certificates, targeting Chrome's new quantum-resistant root program
- No certificates issued yet; milestones will be shared publicly as work progresses with the WebPKI community
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