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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Agreed with the change proposal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Bruce.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> Martijn Katerbarg <martijn.katerbarg@sectigo.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 10, 2023 3:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> Bruce Morton <Bruce.Morton@entrust.com>; cscwg-public@cabforum.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] RE: [Cscwg-public] Proposed Signing Service, High Risk and Timestamp Changes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks Bruce,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I’m going through the TSA changes, and one thing caught my eye:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Section 6.2.7.2 now reads:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>A Timestamp Authority MUST protect its Private Key in offline Hardware Crypto Module conforming to FIPS 140-2 level 3, Common Criteria EAL 4+ (ALC_FLR.2), or higher. The Timestamp Authority MUST protect its signing operations in accordance with the CA/Browser Forum's Network and Certificate System Security Requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The definition of “Timestamp Authority” (TSA) reads:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>A service operated by the CA or a delegated third party for its own code signing certificate users that timestamps data using a certificate chained to a public root, thereby asserting that the data (or the data from which the data were derived via a secure hashing algorithm) existed at the specified time.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It seems to me that this change would imply that a TSA needs to keep all their private keys in offline HCMs, including private keys associated with timestamp certificates. I presume this language is intended to only apply to the private key associated with the TSA Root CA (and even the Subordinate CAs, as far as I understood during todays call) , but not to the private key associated with the Timestamp Certificate itself. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Might I suggest updating this language to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>A Timestamp Authority MUST protect Private Key</span></i><i><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>s associated with its Root CA and Subordinate CA certificates</span></i><i><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> in offline Hardware Crypto Module conforming to FIPS 140-2 level 3, Common Criteria EAL 4+ (ALC_FLR.2), or higher. The Timestamp Authority MUST protect its signing operations in accordance with the CA/Browser Forum's Network and Certificate System Security Requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Regards,<br><br>Martijn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> Cscwg-public <<a href="mailto:cscwg-public-bounces@cabforum.org">cscwg-public-bounces@cabforum.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce Morton via Cscwg-public<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 21 July 2023 17:55<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:cscwg-public@cabforum.org">cscwg-public@cabforum.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Cscwg-public] Proposed Signing Service, High Risk and Timestamp Changes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:#FAFA03'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Based on the discussions we had at the June F2F, I have taken the opportunity to propose markups to derive Signing Service, High Risk and Timestamping ballots.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The base text is from the CSC-19 version of the CSBRs. There may be some conflicting markups or markups.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Signing Service – based on the former proposal, plus updates based on the discussions<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>High Risk – Removal of high risk and takeover attack, plus removed Subscriber key generation methods prior to 1 June 2023 and the text about delivering a software based private key. Also propose removing the “any other method” text.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Timestamping – Maintain allowing 15 month private key usage period and 135 month validity period, but requiring private keys to be destroyed within 18 months if the timestamp certificate was valid for more than 15 months. Stating that the HSM supporting the Time-stamp CA must be offline. Stating that the TSA must reject SHA-1 signed timestamp requests<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hoping this will help to clean up this text which we have been discussing for a period of time. These items are on the agenda for next week's meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Bruce.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Any email and files/attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If this message has been sent to you in error, you must not copy, distribute or disclose of the information it contains. <u>Please notify Entrust immediately and delete the message from your system.</u></span></i><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>