Restricted Regions and Domains

Every Certificate Authority (CA) has its own rules and its own list of disallowed domains or restricted regions/countries. These rules are also shaped by the embargo regulations of the country where the CA is headquartered.

Sectigo, Comodo, GoGetSSL restricted regions

  • BY – Republic of Belarus
  • CU – Cuba
  • IR – Iran
  • KP – Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • RU – Russian Federation
  • SY – Syrian Arab Republic
  • VE – Venezuela (government-owned/-controlled entities)
  • GOV.VE – Venezuela
  • Crimea
  • Donetsk People's Republic
  • Luhansk People's Republic

DigiCert, RapidSSL, Thawte, GeoTrust restricted regions

  • RU – Russian Federation
  • BY – Republic of Belarus
  • CU – Cuba
  • IR – Iran
  • SY – Syria
  • KP – Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Crimea
  • Donetsk People's Republic
  • Luhansk People's Republic
  • Venezuela

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