Thawte Consulting
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Thawte Consulting (pronounced "thought") is a certificate authority (CA) for X.509 certificates. Thawte was founded in 1995 by Mark Shuttleworth in South Africa. As of December 30, 2016, its then-parent company, Symantec Group, was collectively the third largest public CA on the Internet with 17.2% market share.
Key facts
- Brand.logo
- Thawte logo.svg
- Brand.name
- Thawte
- Brand.type
- Public key certificates
- Brand.currentowner
- DigiCert Inc.
- Brand.origin
- South Africa
- Brand.markets
- World
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Official website
Smart Global SSL Security | Thawte
At Thawte, Digital Trust is at the center of confidence—confidence in visiting your site, entering information, and making a purchase.
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.thawte.com
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- inception
- 1995-01-01
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- History
- Root certificate untrust
- Web of Trust
- After end of life
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- References
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