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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Agreed – the CABF can decide to use ‘XK’ as its user-assigned country code for Kosovo within the context of the BRs (perhaps, also in the context of EV?). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As Erwann recommends, the CABF should publicly document that decision – I suggest as either an erratum or appendix to the BRs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> public-bounces@cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Erwann Abalea<br><b>Sent:</b> 31 July 2012 10:46<br><b>To:</b> public@cabforum.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cabfpub] ISO 3166-1 country codes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Nice question.<br><br>XK being one of the "user-assigned code elements", it can therefore be freely used wherever you want, and it won't be used in any update of the standard.<br><a href="http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes/special-code-elements-iso-3166.htm#Reserved-code-elements">http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes/special-code-elements-iso-3166.htm#Reserved-code-elements</a> is pretty clear on the purpose and limits of the user-assigned codes.<br>Faced with such a request, I'd also tend to approve it, publicly document the use of "XK" code to designate "Kosovo", and notify the ISO-3166/MA of the use of this code.<br><br>EU hasn't recognized Kosovo as an independant nation, it's strange that XK is used by the EC.<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Erwann ABALEA<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal>Le 30/07/2012 22:39, Rich Smith a écrit :<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>I've come across an edge case that I'd like to get some discussion on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have received a request for a customer in Kosovo, which the two jurisdictions to which we are subject (US and UK) recognize as a sovereign country. However because there is still some wrangling going on in the UN, Kosovo does not at this time have an official ISO 3166 country code.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I came across some information that the European Commission, Switzerland, and the Deutsche Bundesbank among others are temporarily using XK as a designator for Kosovo. Any thought as to whether or not doing the same in a certificate would be in compliance with Section 9.2.5 of the BRs?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>9.2.5 Subject Country Name Field<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Certificate Field: subject:countryName (OID: 2.5.4.6)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Required/Optional: Optional<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contents: If the subject:countryName field is present, then the CA SHALL verify the country associated with the Subject in accordance with Section 11.2.5 and use its two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Since XK is set aside by the ISO as user assigned, I tend to lean toward allowing it, but I also think that we should probably decide as a group so that we all (at least all in jurisdictions which recognize Kosovo) treat Kosovo in a uniform fashion. Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></body></html>