GlobalSign

GlobalSign is a digital certificate authority and security provider that delivers PKI-based authentication, encryption, and signing services to enterprises and developers. Its products include SSL/TLS certificates for securing websites and services, as well as digital signing and identity products.

Established in 1996 as a certificate authority, GlobalSign later became a subsidiary of the GMO Internet Group through the parent company GMO GlobalSign. It operates globally with facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia, and serves organizations of various sizes.

Core offerings include SSL/TLS certificates (Domain Validation, Organization Validation, and Extended Validation), including single, multi-domain, and wildcard certificates, for securing websites and APIs. Supplementary digital signing products include Code Signing Certificates, Document Signing Certificates, and S/MIME Email Certificates. It also provides Managed PKI and Cloud PKI solutions, enabling automated certificate issuance, renewal, and lifecycle management, plus IoT device authentication and access management.

Security and compliance: GlobalSign adheres to industry standards and participates in CA/Browser Forum processes; it maintains audit reports (such as WebTrust) and employs revocation mechanisms like OCSP and CRLs to support certificate status checks.

Market and usage: GlobalSign is used by e-commerce sites, enterprises, and developers to secure websites, sign code, and verify identities; it competes with other certificate authorities in the public PKI market.