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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>Purpose of the Ballot<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This ballot updates the "Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Code Signing Certificates" version 3.4 in order to restore a version reference to the Extended Validation Guidelines which was inadvertently removed in a previous version of the Requirements. In addition, a minor typographical issue is also resolved.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The following motion has been proposed by Corey Bonnell of DigiCert and endorsed by Bruce Morton of Entrust and Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>MOTION BEGINS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This ballot updates the <span lang=JA style='font-family:"Yu Gothic",sans-serif'>“</span>Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Code Signing Certificates<span lang=JA style='font-family:"Yu Gothic",sans-serif'>”</span> (<span lang=JA style='font-family:"Yu Gothic",sans-serif'>“</span>Code Signing Baseline Requirements<span lang=JA style='font-family:"Yu Gothic",sans-serif'>”</span>) based on version 3.4.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>MODIFY the Code Signing Baseline Requirements as specified in the following redline: <a href="https://github.com/cabforum/code-signing/compare/93ee9976cdc4e1104952146e3556800459694874...50b40d41319ffae5fec9c9dd22ae6ebb55c34ba1">https://github.com/cabforum/code-signing/compare/93ee9976cdc4e1104952146e3556800459694874...50b40d41319ffae5fec9c9dd22ae6ebb55c34ba1</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>MOTION ENDS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Discussion (7 days)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Start Time: 2023-10-05 12:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* End Time: Not before 2023-10-12 12:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vote for approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Start Time: TBD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* End Time: TBD<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>