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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi,<br>
<br>
SSC votes: "YES".<br>
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Thanks,<br>
M.D.<br>
<br>
On 11/9/2012 9:42 PM, Ben Wilson wrote:<br>
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<p class="line867"><strong>Ballot 94 - Adoption of CA/Browser
Forum Bylaws</strong> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Kirk Hall made the following motion and it
was endorsed by Wayne Thayer and Jeremy Rowley. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">--Motion Begins-- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">A. Be it resolved that the CA / Browser Forum
adopts the following set of Bylaws. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">--Bylaws Begin-- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867">Proposed CA-Browser Forum Bylaws_(v4) Trend
Micro 8 Nov 2012.doc (on wiki)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867">Proposed CA-Browser Forum Bylaws_(v4) Trend
Micro 8 Nov 2012.pdf (on wiki)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="line891" style="text-align:center"
align="center"><strong>BYLAWS OF THE CA/BROWSER FORUM</strong>
<b><br>
<br>
</b>Adopted effective as of [Date]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="line867"><strong>1. CA/BROWSER FORUM - PURPOSE,
STATUS, AND ANTITRUST LAWS </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>1.1 Purpose of the Forum:</strong> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Certification Authority Browser Forum
(CA/Browser Forum) is a voluntary gathering of leading
certification authorities (CAs) and vendors of Internet
browser software and other applications. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862">Members of the CA/Browser Forum have worked
closely together in defining the guidelines and means of
implementation for best practices as a way of providing a
heightened security for Internet transactions and creating a
more intuitive method of displaying secure sites to Internet
users.<strong> </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>1.2 Status of the Forum and Forum
Activities </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Forum has no corporate or association
status, but is simply a group of CAs and browsers which
communicates or meets from time to time to discuss matters of
common interest relevant to the Forum's purpose. The Forum has
no regulatory or industry powers over its members or others.
Other than those rights and responsibilities found in the
Forum's Intellectual Property Rights Policy (IPR), Forum
"membership" or other participation status does not convey any
legal status or rights, but is intended simply as a guide to
the levels of participation in Forum activities. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>1.3 Intellectual Property Rights
Policy; Antitrust Laws and Regulations; Goal; Conduct </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Forum Members and Interested Parties must
comply with the then-current IPR policy and all applicable
antitrust laws and regulations during their Forum activities.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The historic goal of Forum activities
(including development of proposed requirements and guidelines
and voting on all matters) has been to seek substantial
consensus among Forum Members before proceeding or adopting
final work product, and this goal will remain for the future.
Members shall not use their participation in the Forum either
to promote their own products and offerings or to restrict or
impede the products and offerings of other Members. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Chair will read an antitrust compliance
statement at the start of all Forum Meetings (and on other
occasions, as the Chair deems necessary) in substantially the
following form: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">"As you know, this meeting includes companies
that compete against one another. This meeting is intended to
discuss technical standards related to the provision of
existing and new types of digital certificates without
restricting competition in developing and marketing such
certificates. This meeting is not intended to share
competitively-sensitive information among competitors, and
therefore all participants agree not to discuss or exchange
information related to: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(a) Pricing policies, pricing formulas,
prices or other terms of sale; <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(b) Costs, cost structures, profit margins, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(c) Pending or planned service offerings, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(d) Customers, business, or marketing plans;
or <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862">(e) The allocation of customers, territories,
or products in any way." <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>2. FORUM MEMBERSHIP AND VOTING </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>2.1 Qualifying for Forum Membership</strong>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(a) CA/Browser Forum members shall meet at
least one of the following criteria. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862">(1) Issuing CA: The member organization
operates a certification authority that has a current and
successful WebTrust for CAs audit, or ETSI 102042 or ETSI
101456 audit report prepared by a properly-qualified auditor,
and that actively issues certificates to Web servers that are
openly accessible from the Internet using any one of the
mainstream browsers. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862">(2) Root CA: The member organization operates
a certification authority that has a current and successful
WebTrust for CAs, or ETSI 102042 or ETSI 101456 audit report
prepared by a properly-qualified auditor, and that actively
issues certificates to subordinate CAs that, in turn, actively
issue certificates to Web servers that are openly accessible
from the Internet using any one of the mainstream browsers. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(3) Browser: The member organization produces
a software product intended for use by the general public for
browsing the Web securely. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(b) Applicants should supply the following
information: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(1) Confirmation that the applicant satisfies
at least one of the membership criteria (and if it satisfies
more than one, indication of the single category under which
the applicant wishes to apply). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(2) URL of the current qualifying performance
audit report. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(3) The organization name, as you wish it to
appear on the Forum Web site and in official Forum documents.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(4) URL of the applicant's main Web site. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862">(5) Names and email addresses of employees
who will participate in the Forum mail list. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(6) Emergency contact information for
security issues related to certificate trust. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(c) An Applicant shall become a Member once
the Forum has determined by vote that the Applicant meets all
of the requirements of subsection (a). A vote of Members shall
be held as soon as the Applicant indicates that it has
presented all information required under subsection (b) and
has responded to all follow-up questions from the Forum and
the Member has complied with the requirements of Section 5.5.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>2.2 Ballots Among Forum Members </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Ballots will be conducted in accordance with
the following rules. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(a) Only votes by Members shall be accepted.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(b) Only one vote per Member company shall be
accepted; representatives of corporate affiliates shall not
vote. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(c) A representative of any Member can call
for a proposed ballot to be published for review and comment
by the membership. Any proposed ballot needs two endorsements
by other Members in order to proceed. The review period then
shall take place for at least seven calendar-days before votes
are cast. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(d) The CA/Browser Forum shall provide seven
calendar-days for voting, with the deadline clearly
communicated via the members' electronic mailing list. All
voting will take place online via the members' electronic
mailing list. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(e) Only votes that indicate a clear 'yes' or
'no' response to the ballot question shall be considered (i.e.
votes to abstain and votes that do not indicate a clear 'yes'
or 'no' response will not figure in the calculation of item 6,
below). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(f) Members fall into two categories: CAs
(comprising issuing CAs and root CAs, as defined in the
membership criteria) and product suppliers (as defined in the
membership criteria). In order for the motion to be adopted by
the Forum, two-thirds or more of the votes cast by the Members
in the CA category must be in favor of the motion, and at
least 50% plus one of the votes cast by the members in the
browser category must be in favor of the motion At least one
CA Member and one browser Member must vote in favor of a
ballot for the ballot to be adopted. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(g) A ballot result will be considered valid
only when more than half of the number of currently active
members has participated. The number of currently active
members is the average number of member organizations that
have participated in the previous three meetings (both
teleconferences and face-to-face meetings). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(h) The CA/Browser Forum will tabulate and
announce the results within one calendar-day of the close of
the voting period. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>3. OTHER FORUM PARTICIPATION</strong>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>3.1 Interested Parties </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Any person or entity that wishes to
participate in the Forum as an Interested Party may do so by
completing an enrollment form and Participation Agreement
(completed and submitted manually or online) including name,
affiliation (optional), and contact information, and by
agreeing to the IPR Agreement attached as Exhibit B
(indicating agreement by manual signing or a click-through
agreement). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Interested Parties may participate in Forum
activities in the following ways: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(a) By becoming involved in Working Groups, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(b) By posting to the Public Mail List, and <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(c) By participating in those portions of
Forum Teleconferences and Forum Meetings to which they are
invited by the Forum Chair relating to their areas of special
expertise or the subject of their Working Group participation.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Interested Parties are required to comply
with the provisions of the Participation Agreement and these
Bylaws. Interested Parties may lose their status as Interested
Parties by vote of the Members, in the Members' sole
discretion. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>3.2 Other Parties </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862">The public may follow the Forum's activities
by reading all postings on the Public Mail List and the Public
Web Site. Questions or comments to the Forum may be sent to
Questions Mail List. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>4. OFFICERS AND FINANCES </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>4.1 Officers </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Forum will elect a Chair and Vice Chair,
each to serve for a two-year term. The Vice Chair has the
authority of the Chair in the event of any absence or
unavailability of the Chair, and in such circumstances, any
duty delegated to the Chair herein may be performed by the
Vice Chair. For example, the Vice Chair will preside at Forum
Meetings and Forum Teleconferences in the Chair's absence. The
offices of Chair and Vice Chair may only be filled by Forum
Member representatives. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">No person may serve as Chair for more than a
two-year period or be elected to Vice Chair upon expiration or
termination of the person's service as Chair, but a person is
eligible to be elected as Chair again after having vacated the
position as Chair for at least two years. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862">Upon expiration or early termination of the
current Chair's term, the Vice Chair will automatically be
nominated to become the next Chair, but Members may nominate
themselves or others to be additional candidates as Chair.
Upon close of nominations a ballot will be held in the regular
manner to elect the new Chair. If the election of a new Chair
means the office of Vice Chair becomes vacant, the Members may
nominate themselves or other candidates to the office of Vice
Chair, and a ballot will be held in the regular manner to
elect the new Vice Chair.<strong> </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Chair and Vice Chair shall exercise their
functions in a fair and neutral manner, allowing all Members
equal treatment for their comments and proposals, and shall
not favor one side over another in any matter (except that the
Chair and Vice Chair may indicate their own position during
discussion and voting on the matter). The Chair and Vice Chair
shall have no personal liability for any activities of the
Forum or its Members or Interested Parties. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862">The Chair or the Vice Chair may sign
correspondence, applications, forms, Letters of Intent, and
Memoranda of Understanding relating to projects with standards
bodies, industry groups, and other third parties, but shall
have no personal liability therefor.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862"><strong>4.2 Finances <o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="line862">Because the Forum has no corporate status, it
will not maintain funds or banking accounts. The costs of
operating Forum websites or mailing lists will be covered by
voluntary contribution from Forum Members (who may seek
voluntary contributions from other Members to help defray such
costs). Forum Members may propose other group activities which
they propose to sponsor (e.g., research projects, etc.) which
require funding and may seek voluntary contributions from
other Members for such activities. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Forum Meetings may be held from time to time
upon the voluntary sponsorship of one or more Forum members.
The sponsor of a Forum Meeting may suggest a fixed cost per
meeting participant as reimbursement to the sponsor to cover
(a) the cost of meeting rooms and refreshments, and (b) the
cost of any meeting dinner or other group activity. Sponsors
will be encouraged to announce any suggested per-participant
fixed cost reimbursement amount in advance of the Forum
Meeting for participant planning purposes, and will provide a
statement or invoice to each participant upon request after
the Forum Meeting for submission to the participant's
accounting department. All per-participant reimbursements
shall be paid directly to the sponsor. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Interested Parties will not be required to
pay anything for their participation in Forum activities, but
must cover their own expenses for participation in any Working
Group meetings. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>5. FORUM ACTIVITIES</strong> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>5.1 Member Mail List and Member Web
Site</strong> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Forum shall maintain a Member Mail List
and Member Web Site that are not accessible by the public. The
following matters may be posted to the Member Mail List and
Member Web Site: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(a) Draft minutes of Forum meetings (both
virtual and in-person, and including any sub-groups or
committees) will be posted to the Member Mail List to allow
Members to make sure they are being correctly reported. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Minutes will be considered Final when
approved at a subsequent Forum Meeting or Forum
Teleconference, or after 2 weeks have elapsed since
publication of the draft if no Forum Meeting or Forum
Teleconference is imminent. Final minutes will then be posted
to the Public Mail List and Public Web Site. The Chair will,
upon request, make redactions of any part of the public copy
of the minutes identified as private or sensitive by either
the information discloser or a member mentioned or affiliated
with the subject of the information. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(b) Messages formally announcing ballots or
ballot outcomes, including vote and quorum counts, will be
posted to the Public Mail List. However, ballots and the
listing of final votes by each Member will only be posted to
the Member Mail List and Member Web Site. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(c) Nominations for officer positions, Forum
Meeting and Forum Teleconference scheduling issues, and
discussion of Forum financial issues. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(d) Security incidents if, in the opinion of
the Members, discussion on the Public Mail List could
reasonably be detrimental to the implementation of security
measures by Members. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(e) Proposed responses to questions sent to
the Questions Mail List. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(f) Matters which, in the opinion of the
Members, require confidentiality. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Members have discretion about which mailing
list they use, but are strongly encouraged to use the Public
Mail List for matters other than those listed above. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Members are strongly discouraged from posting
the text of Member Mail List messages to the Public Mail List
without the permission of the author or commenter. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>5.2 Public Mail List and Public Web
Site</strong><em> </em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Chair shall appoint a List Manager who
shall maintain a Public Mail List. Forum Members and
Interested Parties may post to the Public Mail List in
compliance with these Bylaws. Anyone else is allowed to
subscribe to and receive messages posted to the Public Mail
List, which may be crawled and indexed by Internet search
engines. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Chair shall appoint a Webmaster. The
Webmaster shall post instructions on the Public Web Site for
subscribing to the Public Mail List. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The following materials shall be posted to
the Public Mail List or Public Web Site: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(a) Draft and final agendas for Working Group
meetings, Forum Meetings and Forum Teleconferences (including
any sub-groups or committees). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(b) Final minutes of Forum Meetings and Forum
Teleconferences (including minutes of any sub-groups or
committees), and minutes of all Working Group teleconferences
and meetings. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(c) Messages formally proposing a Forum
ballot (including ballots to establish, modify, or terminate
Working Groups) and announcing ballot outcomes, including vote
and quorum counts but not identifying individual votes by name
of Member. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(d) Initial and final drafts of Forum
requirements, guidelines, and recommendations after the
drafter has had an opportunity to receive and respond to
initial Member comments. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(e) Initial and final drafts of Working Group
requirements, guidelines, and recommendations after the
drafter has had an opportunity to receive and respond to
initial Working Group member comments. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>5.3 Working Groups </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Members may propose by ballot the appointment
of Working Groups open to participation by Members and
Interested Parties. The ballot shall outline the scope of the
Working Group's activities, including deliverables, any
limitations, and Working Group expiration date. Upon approval
of the Working Group, the Chair will call for a show of
interest in participation by Members, and shall appoint a
Working Group Chair from among the interested Members. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Upon creation of a Working Group, the Forum
will post an invitation to all Interested Parties to
participate, and will solicit others with expertise and
interest in the Working Group subject matter to become
Interested Parties and participate in the Working Group. With
the approval of the Chair, Working Groups may establish
separate list-servs, wikis, and web pages for their
communications, but all such separate list-servs must be
managed in the same fashion as the Public Mail List. Working
Groups may meet by teleconference or face-to-face meetings
upon approval by the Chair and the Working Group Chair, but
the Forum shall not be responsible for the expenses of any
such teleconferences or meetings. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Working Groups may draft recommendations to
be forwarded to the Forum for its consideration, but no
recommendations will be considered the product of the Working
Group unless approved by two-thirds of all Working Group
members who vote on the recommendations. All substantial
initial and final drafts of the Working Group product will be
posted on the Public Mail List. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Forum shall review the final
recommendations from a Working Groups and may approve and
implement some or all of the recommendations as appropriate in
the Forum's judgment following the Forum's regular voting
rules. The Forum shall retain the right to amend a Working
Group recommendation before approval, but in most cases should
first return the proposed amended recommendation to the
Working Group for its review and response before voting. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Forum shall not be required to submit any
matter to a Working Group, but may itself draft requirements
and guidelines without a Working Group in its discretion. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>5.4 Forum Teleconferences and Forum
Meetings </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">From time to time the Forum will hold Forum
Teleconferences and Forum Meetings among the Members, who may
participate in person or (where feasible) by teleconference.
Interested Parties and others may be invited by the Chair, in
the Chair's discretion, to participate in those portions of
Forum Teleconferences and Forum Meetings that are relevant to
their expertise or their participation in Working Groups. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>5.5 IPR policies </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">As a requirement for membership, Members must
execute and return to the Chair the IPR Agreement attached as
Exhibit A. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">As a requirement for participation as an
Interested Party, Interested Parties must execute and return
to the Chair (or indicate their agreement by clicking through
an online agreement) the IPR Agreement attached as Exhibit B.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>5.6 Project Lifecycle</strong> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">In general, Forum projects will follow the
model Project Lifecycle attached as Exhibit C. However, the
Members may modify this model as appropriate by their
subsequent actions. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>6. MISCELLANEOUS </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>6.1 Posting and Amendment of the
Bylaws </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The current Bylaws shall be posted to the
Public Web Site. These Bylaws may be amended by subsequent
ballot of the Members. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>6.2 Procedure for Dealing with
Questions and Comments </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The Forum procedure for dealing with
questions and comments sent to the Questions Mail List shall
be as follows. The Chair shall appoint a Questions List
Coordinator. The responsibilities of the Questions List
Coordinator are: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(a) If practical, within 24 hours send an
acknowledgment to the questioner indicating that the question
or comment has been received and that a response will provided
as soon as is practical. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(b) Coordinate discussion using the Member
Mail List until consensus has been achieved. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(c) Post the proposed response to the Member
Mail List indicating that Members have 24 hours to object. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(d) If no objections are received before the
deadline expires, then send the response to the questioner. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">(e) If consensus cannot be achieved, or one
or more objections are received, then the matter should be
dealt with in the next Forum Meeting or Forum Teleconference.
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>DEFINITIONS </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Forum Meetings: </strong>Face-to-face
meetings of Members as scheduled from time to time. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Forum Teleconferences:</strong>
Teleconference meetings of Members as scheduled from time to
time. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Member: </strong>A Member of the
Forum or a representative of the Member (depending on
context). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Member Mail List</strong>: The email
list-serv maintained by the Forum for communications by and
among Forum Members. The Member Mail List is not available to
Interested Parties or Other Parties. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Member Web Site:</strong> The
password-protected web site available only to Members
(currently called the CA/Browser Forum Wiki). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Participation Agreement: </strong>An
agreement that individuals or entities must agree to in order
to participate in the Forum as Interested Parties. The current
form of Participation Agreement is attached as Exhibit D. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Public Mail List: </strong>The
public email list-serv currently located at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:public@cabforum.org">public@cabforum.org</a>
maintained by the Forum for communications by and among
Members and Interested Parties. The Public Mail List may be
read by Other Parties, but Other Parties may not post to the
Public Mail List. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Public Web Site:</strong> The web
site available only to Members, Interested Parties, and Other
Parties (currently located at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cabforum.org/">cabforum.org</a>). A Forum
Member will be appointed as Webmaster and will control all
postings to the Public Web Site. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Questions Mail List</strong>: The
email list-serv currently located at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:questions@cabforum.org">questions@cabforum.org</a>
maintained by the Forum for communications from the public to
the Forum. <br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Exhibit A </strong>[Insert Member
IPR Agreement here] <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Exhibit B </strong>[Insert
Interested Party IPR Agreement here] <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Exhibit C - Project Lifecycle </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line867"><strong>Exhibit D - Interested Parties
Participation Agreement </strong>[Insert Agreement here]<strong>
</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">--Bylaws End-- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862">B. Be it further resolved that these Bylaws
do not modify the status of, or requirements applicable to,
current observers such as ETSI, WebTrust, PayPal, tScheme, or
the Federal PKI Management Authority, and they may continue to
participate in meetings and on lists on the same basis as they
did previously. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">--Motion ends-- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">The ballot review period comes into effect
immediately upon posting today (Friday, 9 Nov 2012) and will
close at 2000 UTC on Friday, 16 Nov 2012. Unless the ballot is
withdrawn or modified during the review period, the voting
period will start immediately thereafter and will close at
2000 UTC on Friday, 23 Nov 2012. If the ballot is modified for
reasons other than to correct minor typographical errors, then
the ballot will be deemed to have been withdrawn. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">Votes must be cast by posting an on-list
reply to this thread. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">A vote in favor of the ballot must indicate a
clear 'yes' in the response. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">A vote against the ballot must indicate a
clear 'no' in the response. A vote to abstain must indicate a
clear 'abstain' in the response. Unclear responses will not be
counted. The latest vote received from any representative of a
voting member before the close of the voting period will be
counted. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862">Voting members are listed here: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cabforum.org/forum.html">http://www.cabforum.org/forum.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874">In order for the motion to be adopted, two
thirds or more of the votes cast by members in the CA category
and one half or more of the votes cast by members in the
browser category must be in favor. Also, at least six members
must participate in the ballot, either by voting in favor,
voting against or abstaining. <o:p></o:p></p>
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