Rob Stradling wrote, On 2009-05-27 01:35:
> Frank, Nelson, just in case it's useful...
> I recall that GlobalSign recently refreshed their "GlobalSign Root CA":
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=406794
> 
> When the new GlobalSign Root CA certificate (which expires in 2028) was added 
> to NSS, the old certificate (which expires in 2014) was *removed*:
> https://bug449883.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=333011

Right.  That was a case where the new cert met NSS's definition of "newer".
It had the same notBefore date/time, and a newer/later notAfter date/time.
There was no need to retain the old cert, because NSS would pick the new
cert in every case where it must choose between the two.
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