GlobalSign Reviews

GlobalSign, founded in Belgium in 1996 and acquired by Japan's GMO Internet Group in 2007, is a globally recognized Certificate Authority (CA) and a leading provider of identity and security solutions. It specializes in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services, issuing digital certificates for securing online communications, managing digital identities, and automating authentication and encryption. GlobalSign offers a wide range of products including SSL/TLS certificates (Standard and Extended Validation), S/MIME certificates for email security, code signing certificates, document signing solutions, and authentication certificates. They cater to businesses of all sizes, large enterprises, cloud service providers, government entities, and IoT innovators. A key offering is the Atlas platform, a cloud-based certificate lifecycle management (CLM) solution designed for high scalability, throughput, and availability, automating certificate management and reducing the burden on IT departments. GlobalSign emphasizes innovation, automation (e.g., Auto Enrollment Gateway - AEG), and customer support, with offices across the US, Europe, and Asia providing localized assistance. They were among the first CAs to improve revocation checking via CDN and offer IPv6 compliant services, and are recognized as a Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) under eIDAS regulations in the EU and UK.