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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/3/2017 7:20 μμ, Kirk Hall via
      Public wrote:<br>
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          Voting has started on  Ballot 193 - 825-day Certificate
          Lifetimes (shown below and attached).  Voting will end on
          Friday, March 17, 2017 at 23:00 UTC.</p>
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    HARICA votes "yes" to ballot 193.<br>
    <br>
    Dimitris.<br>
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          <o:p> </o:p></p>
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          *********<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <b>Ballot 193 - 825-day Certificate Lifetimes (REVISED v2 –
            March 2, 2017)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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          <b>Purpose of Ballot:</b> Recent Ballot 185 demonstrated a
          consensus among Forum members to reduce the maximum lifetime
          for DV and OV certificates from 39 months to 825 days (roughly
          27 months).  This ballot reflects that consensus, and also
          reduces the maximum period for reuse of vetting data for DV
          and OV certificates from 39 months to 27 months.<o:p></o:p></p>
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          The following motion has been proposed by Chris Bailey of
          Entrust Datacard and endorsed by the following CA/B Forum
          member representatives (listed in alphabetical order) Robin
          Alden of Comodo, Ben Wilson of DigiCert, and Doug Beattie of
          GlobalSign to introduce new Final Maintenance Guidelines for
          the "Baseline Requirements Certificate Policy for the Issuance
          and Management of Publicly-Trusted Certificates" (Baseline
          Requirements) and the "Guidelines for the Issuance and
          Management of Extended Validation Certificates" (EV
          Guidelines).<o:p></o:p></p>
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          -- MOTION BEGINS -- <o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b>BR
            4.2.1. Performing Identification and Authentication
            Functions</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none">The
          certificate request MAY include all factual information about
          the Applicant to be included in the Certificate, and such
          additional information as is necessary for the CA to obtain
          from the Applicant in order to comply with these Requirements
          and the CA’s Certificate Policy and/or Certification Practice
          Statement. In cases where the certificate request does not
          contain all the necessary information about the Applicant, the
          CA SHALL obtain the remaining information from the Applicant
          or, having obtained it from a reliable, independent,
          third‐party data source, confirm it with the Applicant. The CA
          SHALL establish and follow a documented procedure for
          verifying all data requested for inclusion in the Certificate
          by the Applicant.<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none">Applicant
          information MUST include, but not be limited to, at least one
          Fully‐Qualified Domain Name or IP address to be included in
          the Certificate’s SubjectAltName extension.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none">Section
          6.3.2 limits the validity period of Subscriber Certificates.
          The CA MAY use the documents and data provided in Section 3.2
          to verify certificate information, provided that the CA
          obtained the data or document from a source specified under
          Section 3.2 no more than <b><u>825 days</u> </b><i><s>thirty‐nine
              (39) months</s></i> prior to issuing the Certificate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none">The
          CA SHALL develop, maintain, and implement documented
          procedures that identify and require additional verification
          activity for High Risk Certificate Requests prior to the
          Certificate’s approval, as reasonably necessary to ensure that
          such requests are properly verified under these Requirements.<o:p></o:p></p>
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          If a Delegated Third Party fulfills any of the CA’s
          obligations under this section, the CA SHALL verify that the
          process used by the Delegated Third Party to identify and
          further verify High Risk Certificate Requests provides at
          least the same level of assurance as the CA’s own processes.<o:p></o:p></p>
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            6.3.2. Certificate Operational Periods and Key Pair Usage
            Periods</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none">Subscriber
          Certificates issued after <b><u>March 1, 2018 </u></b><i><s>the
              Effective Date</s></i> MUST have a Validity Period no
          greater than
          <b><u>825 days</u> </b><i><s>60 months</s></i>.  <b><u>Subscriber
              Certificates issued after 1 July 2016
              <i><s>April 2015</s></i> but prior to 1 March 2018 MUST <i><s>NOT</s></i>
              have a Validity Period no greater than thirty-nine (39)
              months.</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><i><s>Except
              as provided for below, Subscriber Certificates issued
              after 1 April 2015 MUST have a Validity Period no greater
              than 39 months.</s></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><i><s>Until
              30 June 2016, CAs MAY continue to issue Subscriber
              Certificates with a Validity Period greater than 39 months
              but not greater than 60 months provided that the CA
              documents that the Certificate is for a system or software
              that:</s></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><i><s>(a)
              was in use prior to the Effective Date;</s></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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              is currently in use by either the Applicant or a
              substantial number of Relying Parties;</s></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><i><s>(c)
              fails to operate if the Validity Period is shorter than 60
              months;</s></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><i><s>(d)
              does not contain known security risks to Relying Parties;
              and</s></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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          <i><s>(e) is difficult to patch or replace without substantial
              economic outlay.</s></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b>EVGL
            9.4. Maximum Validity Period For EV Certificate</b><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none">The
          validity period for an EV Certificate SHALL NOT exceed <b><u>825
              days</u></b>
          <i><s>twenty seven months</s></i>. It is RECOMMENDED that EV
          Subscriber Certificates have a maximum validity period of
          twelve months.<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">-- MOTION ENDS --<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
            procedure for approval of this Final Maintenance Guideline
            ballot is as follows (exact start and end times may be
            adjusted to comply with applicable Bylaws and IPR
            Agreement):</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BALLOT
                    193</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Status:
                    Final Maintenance Guideline</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Start
                    time (23:00 UTC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">End
                    time (23:00 UTC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Discussion
                    (7 to 14 days)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">March
                    3</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  align="center">March 10<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vote
                    for approval (7 days)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  align="center">March 10<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"
                  align="center">March 17<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="line874"
                  style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If
                    vote approves ballot: Review Period (Chair to send
                    Review Notice) (30 days). 
                  </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="line874"
                  style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If
                    Exclusion Notice(s) filed, ballot approval is
                    rescinded and PAG to be created.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="line874"
                  style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If
                    no Exclusion Notices filed, ballot becomes effective
                    at end of Review Period.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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              <td
                style="width:82.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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                width="165">
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"
                  align="center">Upon filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="width:79.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
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                width="159">
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"
                  align="center">30 days after filing of Review Notice
                  by Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From
            Bylaw 2.3: If the Draft Guideline Ballot is proposing a
            Final Maintenance Guideline, such ballot will include a
            redline or comparison showing the set of changes from the
            Final Guideline section(s) intended to become a Final
            Maintenance Guideline, and need not include a copy of the
            full set of guidelines.  Such redline or comparison shall be
            made against the Final Guideline section(s) as they exist at
            the time a ballot is proposed, and need not take into
            consideration other ballots that may be proposed
            subsequently, except as provided in Bylaw Section 2.3(j).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="line862" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Votes
            must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread on
            the Public list.  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:
          </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="https://cabforum.org/members/"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">https://cabforum.org/members/</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
          </span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="line862" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">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. 
          <span style="background:white">Quorum is shown on CA/Browser
            Forum wiki.  Under Bylaw 2.2(g), at least the required
            quorum number must participate in the ballot for the ballot
            to be valid, either by voting in favor, voting against, or
            abstaining.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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