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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Attached is the final and redline of the EV Code Signing Guidelines updated based on ballot CSC-23.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks, Bruce.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">====================== <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Purpose of the Ballot<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As agreed at the F2F#61 meeting, this is a ballot to mark the "Guidelines For The Issuance And Management Of Extended Validation Code Signing Certificates" as superceded.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The following motion has been proposed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA and endorsed by Scott Rea of eMudhra and Martijn Katerbarg of Sectigo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">MOTION BEGINS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Update the EVCS Guidelines v1.4 to version 1.5 with the following changes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In the "Notice to Readers" section, update the second paragraph to state:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">"The Code Signing Working Group considers this document SUPERCEDED as of September 2, 2020. CAs SHOULD NOT use this standard but instead SHOULD use the "Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management
of Publicly</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:DengXian">‐</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Trusted Code Signing Certificates" that has incorporated and improved requirements related to Extended Validation (EV) Code Signing Certificates."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Update section 17.1 to state the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">"As this document is marked SUPERCEDED, CAs SHOULD NOT be audited against this standard. "<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">MOTION ENDS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The procedure for this ballot is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Start time (8:00 UTC) End time (8:00 UTC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Discussion (at least 7 days) 2024-03-11 2024-03-18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Expected Vote for approval (7 days) 2024-03-19 2024-03-26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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