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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Comodo votes Yes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Robin Alden<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Comodo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> public-bounces@cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Doug Beattie<br><b>Sent:</b> 11 December 2015 22:01<br><b>To:</b> CABFPub <public@cabforum.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cabfpub] Ballot 158: Adopt Code Signing Baseline Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>GlobalSign votes Yes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> <a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">public-bounces@cabforum.org</a> [<a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dean Coclin<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 11, 2015 4:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> CABFPub <<a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org">public@cabforum.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cabfpub] Ballot 158: Adopt Code Signing Baseline Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Symantec votes YES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Dean Coclin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US 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 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">public-bounces@cabforum.org</a> [<a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dean Coclin<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 03, 2015 1:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> CABFPub<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cabfpub] Ballot 158: Adopt Code Signing Baseline Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Adding public link to final version: <a href="https://cabforum.org/wp-content/uploads/Code-Signing-Requirements-2015-11-19.pdf">https://cabforum.org/wp-content/uploads/Code-Signing-Requirements-2015-11-19.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US 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 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">public-bounces@cabforum.org</a> [<a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dean Coclin<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 03, 2015 4:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> CABFPub<br><b>Subject:</b> [cabfpub] Ballot 158: Adopt Code Signing Baseline Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>After a 2 week pre-ballot, the Code Signing Working Group has now prepared the formal ballot below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><u><span lang=EN-US><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><u><span lang=EN-US>Ballot 158: Adopt Code Signing Baseline Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The following motion is proposed by the Code Signing Working Group and is endorsed by Microsoft, Trend Micro and OATI. Further information on the ballot is in the email message below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>- - - - Motion for Ballot 158 - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Be it resolved that the CA / Browser Forum adopts the recommendation of the Code Signing Working Group for Version 1.0 of the Baseline Requirements for Code Signing. Once adopted, the effective date will be October 1, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>- - - - Motion Ends - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The review period for this ballot shall commence at 2200 UTC on 3 Dec 2015, and will close at 2200 UTC on 10 Dec 2015. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review period, the voting period will start immediately thereafter and will close at 2200 UTC on 17 Dec 2015. Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>A vote in favor of the motion must indicate a clear 'yes' in the response. A vote against 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. Voting members are listed here: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cabforum.org/members/">https://cabforum.org/members/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>In order for the motion to be adopted, two thirds or more of the votes cast by members in the CA category and greater than 50% of the votes cast by members in the browser category must be in favor. Quorum is currently nine (9) members– at least nine members must participate in the ballot, either by voting in favor, voting against, or abstaining.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Dean Coclin and Jeremy Rowley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Code Signing Working Group co-chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US 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 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>public-bounces@cabforum.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> [</span><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dean Coclin<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 19, 2015 2:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> CABFPub<br><b>Subject:</b> [cabfpub] Pre-Ballot: Code Signing Baseline Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The Code Signing Working Group of the CA/Browser Forum has completed its work on Version 1 of the Code Signing Baseline Requirements. The Working Group has been meeting over the last 2+ years to develop and bring this topic to the Forum for approval. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>This Working Group was chartered by the Forum at the Mozilla face to face meeting in February 2013 and has brought together forum members and outside participants to craft a document which we believe will help improve the security of the ecosystem. Forum members in the working group include: Comodo, Digicert, Entrust, ETSI, Federal PKI, Firmaprofessional, Globalsign, Izenpe, Microsoft, Startcom, SwissSign, Symantec, Trend Micro, WoSign as well as non-members: Cacert, Intarsys, OTA, Richter, and Travelport. Also, there have been several public commenting periods which resulted in changes and revisions to the document. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The stated goal of the group was to: “Create a set of baseline requirements for code signing that will reduce the incidence of signed malware”. We strived to work on 3 sub goals, which are by no means 100% solved. However we feel that the document reflects progress towards these goals which were:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Minimize private key theft by moving toward more secure key storage (protection of private keys)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Baseline authentication and vetting procedures for all parties<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Information sharing (notification/revocation) for fraud detection. This piece was moved to the Information Sharing Working Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><u><span lang=EN-US>The document is now final and no further changes are being accepted</span></u><span lang=EN-US>. Comments and suggestions will be accumulated for a future version of the document.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The group is seeking 2 endorsers for the ballot below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>- - - - Motion for Ballot XXX - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Be it resolved that the CA / Browser Forum adopts the recommendation of the Code Signing Working Group for Version 1.0 of the Baseline Requirements for Code Signing. Once adopted the effective date will be October 1, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>- - - - Motion Ends - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The review period for this ballot shall commence at 2200 UTC on 3 Dec 2015, and will close at 2200 UTC on 10 Dec 2015. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review period, the voting period will start immediately thereafter and will close at 2200 UTC on 17 Dec 2015. Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>A vote in favor of the motion must indicate a clear 'yes' in the response. A vote against 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. Voting members are listed here: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cabforum.org/members/">https://cabforum.org/members/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>In order for the motion to be adopted, two thirds or more of the votes cast by members in the CA category and greater than 50% of the votes cast by members in the browser category must be in favor. Quorum is currently nine (9) members– at least nine members must participate in the ballot, either by voting in favor, voting against, or abstaining.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>