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Thawte

Name: Thawte
Author: Star Stack

Global TLS/SSL, code signing, and document signing certificate provider

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Thawte issues TLS/SSL, code signing, and document signing certificates to encrypt data and verify identities. It operates as a Certificate Authority powered by DigiCert, offering management tools like CertCentral for certificate lifecycle control.

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Sovereignty Score

Recorded assessment version: jurisdiction-ownership-2026-10-04

out of 100

Data completeness53% (Partial)

Jurisdictional(56%)

Significant foreign legal exposure risk

Parent provider in United States (CLOUD Act risk) (DigiCert, Inc.)
Five Eyes intelligence alliance exposure
US CLOUD Act applies (US can compel data access regardless of storage location)

Ownership(44%)

Significant foreign ownership or control risk

Non-EU controlled (>50% non-EU)
Funding stage unknown (assumed late-stage VC) (Submit verified data to improve this score)
Acquisition risk unknown (assumed high) (Submit verified data to improve this score)

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DigiCert, Inc.

Quick Facts

Legal jurisdiction: ZA
Headquarters: United States
Ownership: Non-EU Controlled
Deployment: SaaS

Evidence and freshness

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hqCountry: wikipedia
Retrieved 30/01/2026, confidence 90%.
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Thawte is now part of DigiCert with its acquisition of Symantec's web security assets in 2017
hqCountry: wikipedia
Retrieved 30/01/2026, confidence 90%.
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Thawte is now part of DigiCert with its acquisition of Symantec's web security assets in 2017
Ownership: other
Statement 12/02/2026, confidence 90%.
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From enrichment pipeline 2026-02-06_03-32-59_c6_v20-validation