GlobalSign nv-sa

GlobalSign nv-sa is a publicly trusted intermediate certificate authority operated by GlobalSign nv-sa and chained to GlobalSign Root CA, GlobalSign Atlas R3. It is recognized by all mainstream browsers and operating system trust stores, so the certificate itself is not a phishing indicator - the same intermediate signs millions of legitimate sites. phishunt only flags the specific domains listed below as suspicious; GlobalSign nv-sa as a CA is fine.

Yes. GlobalSign nv-sa is a publicly trusted intermediate CA operated by GlobalSign nv-sa, included in the Microsoft, Apple, Google and Mozilla root trust stores. Every mainstream browser automatically accepts certificates it signs. The intermediate itself is not a phishing signal — what matters is the specific domain. phishunt flags only the suspicious domains listed below; GlobalSign nv-sa keeps signing millions of legitimate sites.

GlobalSign nv-sa is operated by GlobalSign nv-sa. It is a RSA & ECDSA intermediate that chains up to the GlobalSign Root CA, GlobalSign Atlas R3 root, which GlobalSign nv-sa also owns. Anyone can look up the chain in the public Certificate Transparency logs; the same operator publishes a Certificate Policy / Certification Practice Statement (CP/CPS) describing how issuance and revocation work.

When a browser shows GlobalSign nv-sa as the certificate issuer for a site, it means TLS was validated through GlobalSign nv-sa's RSA & ECDSA chain ending at GlobalSign Root CA, GlobalSign Atlas R3. That is normal for tens of millions of legitimate sites that use GlobalSign nv-sa's automated DV TLS. The certificate proves the connection is encrypted and that the certificate matches the hostname — it does not prove the site behind it is trustworthy. Always verify the domain name itself.

GlobalSign nv-sa issues RSA & ECDSA domain-validated certificates automatically and at no cost (or very low cost), which is the exact workflow scammers need to put HTTPS on a throwaway domain. Domain validation only proves that the requester controls the domain name, not that the site behind it is trustworthy. phishunt lists the specific domains currently flagged below — those are the suspicious ones, not GlobalSign nv-sa itself.

In a desktop browser, click the padlock in the address bar and open the certificate viewer. Confirm the issuer chain ends at GlobalSign Root CA, GlobalSign Atlas R3, that the subject matches the domain you expect, and that the notAfter date has not passed. A valid GlobalSign nv-sa certificate only proves TLS was negotiated correctly — always verify the domain name itself belongs to the service you intended to visit.

GlobalSign nv-sa and its siblings (GlobalSign Atlas R3 DV TLS CA H2 2021, AlphaSSL CA - SHA256 - G2, AlphaSSL CA - SHA256 - G4) share the same operator (GlobalSign nv-sa) and roll up to the same root (GlobalSign Root CA, GlobalSign Atlas R3). CAs rotate multiple intermediates so that if one key ever has to be revoked, the damage is contained. As a user, you can treat all of them as the same trust anchor.