Symantic also operated as a SSL certificate authority for a time, but in August 2017 announced that it was transferring this task to DigiCert.<ref>https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2017/symantec_0802_01</ref> | Symantic also operated as a SSL certificate authority for a time, but in August 2017 announced that it was transferring this task to DigiCert.<ref>https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2017/symantec_0802_01</ref> |