~/dnsniffer/issuers/global-digital-cybersecurity-authority·rank #114
$ dnsniffer count --issuer global-digital-cybersecurity-authority --active

How many domains does Global Digital Cybersecurity Authority secure?

226

active domains whose current TLS certificate was issued by Global Digital Cybersecurity Authority, as of 0.00% of all attributed domains.

# rank #114 of all CAs# all records held: 226# subdomains: 0# intermediates: 3# China
~/issuers/global-digital-cybersecurity-authority/history·active domains
226
domains secured by Global Digital Cybersecurity Authority on 2026-08-31 · +145 (+179.01%) since 2025-06-30
63.6108.55000000000001153.5198.45000000000002243.42025-06-30: 81 active2025-07-31: 203 active2025-08-31: 204 active2025-09-30: 206 active2025-10-31: 206 active2025-11-30: 206 active2025-12-31: 214 active2026-01-31: 214 active2026-02-28: 214 active2026-03-31: 214 active2026-04-30: 217 active2026-05-31: 220 active2026-06-30: 225 active2026-07-31: 226 active2026-08-31: 226 active2025-06-302026-08-31

# y-axis starts at 63.6, not zero — domain counts move by fractions of a percent a day. Dashed segments are estimated: reconstructed from certificate first-seen dates before daily snapshots began, not measured on the day.

# change over time
30 days
+0.00%
+0 domains
90 days
+2.73%
+6 domains
1 year
+10.78%
+22 domains
# intermediate CAs
Intermediate certificate authorities operating under Global Digital Cybersecurity Authority, with the number of active domains each currently secures.
intermediatecountrydomains
GDCA TrustAUTH R4 OV SSL CA2China142
GDCA TrustAUTH R4 DV SSL CA2China80
GDCA TrustAUTH R4 EV SSL CA2China4
# faq
? How many domains does Global Digital Cybersecurity Authority secure?
Global Digital Cybersecurity Authority is the certificate authority for 226 active domains as of August 31, 2026 — 0.00% of every domain DNSniffer can attribute to an issuer.
? Is Global Digital Cybersecurity Authority gaining or losing market share?
The number of domains secured by Global Digital Cybersecurity Authority has grown by 10.78% over the last year (+22 domains).
? Which intermediate CAs does Global Digital Cybersecurity Authority sign from?
We have seen 3 intermediates under Global Digital Cybersecurity Authority, the busiest being “GDCA TrustAUTH R4 OV SSL CA2” with 142 domains. The full list, with per-intermediate counts, is on this page.
? Where does this number come from?
DNSniffer ingests Certificate Transparency logs continuously and records the issuer of the most recent certificate seen for each domain, then snapshots the per-issuer count once a day. It measures how much of the live web a CA currently secures, not how many certificates it has issued over its lifetime.