eMudhra quits global SSL certificate business
By Abha Lohia ·
- EMudhra is a Bengaluru digital trust company that issues digital signatures and security certificates used to verify identities and websites
- Its board chose to leave the worldwide website-certificate line after browser makers blocked eight of its intermediate keys found to be weak
- The exit covers a unit worth about 1% of global revenue; the firm cites rising compliance costs and data-sovereignty demands
What happened
- eMudhra will exit the global SSL/TLS certificate business.
- Eight intermediate certificate keys made in April 2025 were found weak.
- Major browsers and platforms blocked those keys.
- A flaw in the key-creation step produced a second set of weak keys.
- The flaw went unnoticed for about 18 months.
Why it matters
- The unit gives only about 1% of global revenue.
- Compliance costs and data-sovereignty rules keep rising.
- Returns from the line were falling.
The business
- eMudhra is a Bengaluru digital trust company.
- It sells digital signatures and certificate services.
In numbers
about 1%Share of global revenue from exited line · 2026
What happens next
- Core operations are said to be unaffected.
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