cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority
What is cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority?
Free DV TLS auto-provisioned by cPanel's AutoSSL feature on any cPanel-managed hosting account. Lands automatically on every cPanel-hosted domain. Operated by cPanel under a Sectigo trust chain. Because every cPanel hosting account gets it by default, low-reputation shared hosting often presents this CA on phishing kits.
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Frequently asked questions about cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority
What is cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority?
cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority is a publicly trusted intermediate certificate authority operated by cPanel, L.L.C. and chained to Sectigo / USERTrust. 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; cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority as a CA is fine.
Is cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority a legitimate certificate authority?
Yes. cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority is a publicly trusted intermediate CA operated by cPanel, L.L.C., 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; cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority keeps signing millions of legitimate sites.
Who runs the cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority certificate authority?
cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority is operated by cPanel, L.L.C.. It is a RSA intermediate that chains up to the Sectigo / USERTrust root, which cPanel, L.L.C. 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.
What does cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority mean when my browser shows it as the issuer?
When a browser shows cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority as the certificate issuer for a site, it means TLS was validated through cPanel, L.L.C.'s RSA chain ending at Sectigo / USERTrust. That is normal for tens of millions of legitimate sites that use cPanel, L.L.C.'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.
Why does cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority show up on phishing sites?
cPanel, L.L.C. issues RSA 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 cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority itself.
How do I verify a certificate issued by cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority?
In a desktop browser, click the padlock in the address bar and open the certificate viewer. Confirm the issuer chain ends at Sectigo / USERTrust, that the subject matches the domain you expect, and that the notAfter date has not passed. A valid cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority certificate only proves TLS was negotiated correctly — always verify the domain name itself belongs to the service you intended to visit.
What is the difference between cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority and Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA?
cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority and its siblings (Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA, ZeroSSL RSA Domain Secure Site CA) share the same operator (cPanel, L.L.C.) and roll up to the same root (Sectigo / USERTrust). 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.