Certificate trust · Norway micro companies

What share of Norway micro companies have a certificate that is self-signed or invalid for its hostname?

9.48%

9.48% of Norway micro companies (95% CI 6.35–13.94%), measured across 232 companies on 2026-08-12.

ok: 90.52%hostname_mismatch: 6.47%self_signed: 3.02%
ok · 90.52%hostname_mismatch · 6.47%self_signed · 3.02%
Trend

Measured every Wednesday since 2026-08-01 — 3 observations to date. Last measured 2026-08-12.

How this is measured

Tier 2; compare issuer/subject and check the SAN list covers the host. Denominator: has_web.

Passive measurement: a single DNS lookup, TLS handshake, or homepage GET per domain. Aggregate-only; no individual company is named. 95% Wilson confidence intervals. Population: national company registries (Companies House, Brreg, SIRENE), sampled by size band and resolved to email-active domains. Parked domains excluded. Snapshot: brreg-norway-per600-seed20260730.

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Why it matters

HTTPS is present, the port is open, TLS negotiates — and every visitor gets a browser warning, or would if they checked. Encryption without authentication.

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