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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">HARICA votes "yes" for ballot 189.<br>
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      Dimitris.<br>
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      On 5/4/2017 10:46 πμ, Dimitris Zacharopoulos via Public wrote:<br>
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      After the recent discussion, the ballot is now updated with
      simpler language. Voting starts tomorrow April 6th.<br>
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      Dimitris.<br>
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      <div class="moz-forward-container"><strong>Ballot 189 - Amend
          Section 6.1.7 of Baseline Requirements</strong> <span
          class="anchor" id="line-3"></span><span class="anchor"
          id="line-4"></span>
        <p class="line874">The following motion has been proposed by
          Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA and endorsed by Bruce Morton
          of Entrust and Jeremy Rowley of Digicert <span class="anchor"
            id="line-5"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-6"></span></p>
        <p class="line867"><strong>Background</strong>: <span
            class="anchor" id="line-7"></span><span class="anchor"
            id="line-8"></span></p>
        <p class="line874">Section 6.1.7 of the Baseline Requirements
          states that the Root CA Private Keys MUST NOT be used to sign
          end-entity certificates, with some exceptions. It is unclear
          if this exception list includes end-entity certificates with
          EKU id-kp-timeStamping. This ballot attempts to clarify two
          things: <span class="anchor" id="line-9"></span><span
            class="anchor" id="line-10"></span></p>
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          <li>that it affects Root Keys in a hierarchy that issues SSL
            Certificates and <span class="anchor" id="line-11"></span></li>
          <li>that it does not include time stamping certificates in the
            exception list. <span class="anchor" id="line-12"></span><span
              class="anchor" id="line-13"></span></li>
        </ol>
        <p class="line874">It also clears the exception language for
          1024-bit RSA Subscriber Certificates and testing products with
          Certificates issued by a Root. <span class="anchor"
            id="line-14"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span></p>
        <p class="line867"><strong>-- MOTION BEGINS --</strong> <span
            class="anchor" id="line-16"></span><span class="anchor"
            id="line-17"></span></p>
        <p class="line867"><em>Current section 6.1.7</em> <span
            class="anchor" id="line-18"></span><span class="anchor"
            id="line-19"></span></p>
        <p class="line874">Root CA Private Keys MUST NOT be used to sign
          Certificates except in the following cases: <span
            class="anchor" id="line-20"></span><span class="anchor"
            id="line-21"></span></p>
        <ol type="1">
          <li>Self-signed Certificates to represent the Root Certificate
            itself; <span class="anchor" id="line-22"></span></li>
          <li>Certificates for Subordinate CAs and Cross Certificates; <span
              class="anchor" id="line-23"></span></li>
          <li>Certificates for infrastructure purposes (e.g.
            administrative role certificates, internal CA operational
            device certificates, and OCSP Response verification
            Certificates); <span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span></li>
          <li>Certificates issued solely for the purpose of testing
            products with Certificates issued by a Root CA; and <span
              class="anchor" id="line-25"></span></li>
          <li>Subscriber Certificates, provided that: <span
              class="anchor" id="line-26"></span>
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              <li>The Root CA uses a 1024-bit RSA signing key that was
                created prior to the Effective Date; <span
                  class="anchor" id="line-27"></span></li>
              <li>The Applicant’s application was deployed prior to the
                Effective Date; <span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span></li>
              <li>The Applicant’s application is in active use by the
                Applicant or the CA uses a documented process to
                establish that the Certificate’s use is required by a
                substantial number of Relying Parties; <span
                  class="anchor" id="line-29"></span></li>
              <li>The CA follows a documented process to determine that
                the Applicant’s application poses no known security
                risks to Relying Parties; <span class="anchor"
                  id="line-30"></span></li>
              <li>The CA documents that the Applicant’s application
                cannot be patched or replaced without substantial
                economic outlay. <span class="anchor" id="line-31"></span></li>
              <li>The CA signs the Subscriber Certificate on or before
                June 30, 2016; and <span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span></li>
              <li>The notBefore field in the Subscriber Certificate has
                a date on or before June 30, 2016 <span class="anchor"
                  id="line-33"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-34"></span></li>
            </ol>
          </li>
        </ol>
        <p class="line867"><em>Proposed section 6.1.7</em> <span
            class="anchor" id="line-35"></span><span class="anchor"
            id="line-36"></span></p>
        <p class="line874">Private Keys corresponding to Root
          Certificates MUST NOT be used to sign Certificates except in
          the following cases: <span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span><span
            class="anchor" id="line-38"></span></p>
        <ol type="1">
          <li>Self-signed Certificates to represent the Root CA itself;
            <span class="anchor" id="line-39"></span></li>
          <li>Certificates for Subordinate CAs and Cross Certificates; <span
              class="anchor" id="line-40"></span></li>
          <li>Certificates for infrastructure purposes (administrative
            role certificates, internal CA operational device
            certificates) <span class="anchor" id="line-41"></span></li>
          <li>Certificates for OCSP Response verification; <span
              class="anchor" id="line-42"></span><span class="anchor"
              id="line-43"></span></li>
        </ol>
        <p class="line867"><strong>These changes become Effective 30
            days after the ballot passes.</strong> <span class="anchor"
            id="line-44"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-45"></span></p>
        <p class="line867"><strong>-- MOTION ENDS --</strong> <span
            class="anchor" id="line-46"></span><span class="anchor"
            id="line-47"></span></p>
        <p class="line874">The procedure for this ballot is as follows
          (exact start and end times may be adjusted to comply with
          applicable Bylaws and IPR Agreement): <span class="anchor"
            id="line-48"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-49"></span></p>
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                  <p class="line862">BALLOT 189 Status: Amend BR 6.1.7 </p>
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                  <p class="line862"> Start time (22:00 UTC) </p>
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                  text-align: center">
                  <p class="line862"> End time (22:00 UTC) </p>
                </td>
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                <td><span class="anchor" id="line-50"></span>
                  <p class="line862"> Discussion (7 days) </p>
                </td>
                <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center">
                  <p class="line862"> 30 March 2017 </p>
                </td>
                <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center">
                  <p class="line862"> 6 April 2017 </p>
                </td>
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                <td><span class="anchor" id="line-51"></span>
                  <p class="line862"> Vote for approval (7 days) </p>
                </td>
                <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center">
                  <p class="line862"> 6 April 2017 </p>
                </td>
                <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center">
                  <p class="line862"> 13 April 2017 </p>
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                <td style="text-align: left;"><span class="anchor"
                    id="line-52"></span>
                  <p class="line862">If vote approves ballot: Review
                    Period (Chair to send Review Notice) (30 days)<br>
                    If Exclusion Notice(s) filed, ballot approval is
                    rescinded and PAG to be created.<br>
                    If no Exclusion Notices filed, ballot becomes
                    effective at end of Review Period.<br>
                    Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to
                    this thread on the Public Mail List.</p>
                </td>
                <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center">
                  <p class="line862">Upon filing of Review Notice by
                    Chair</p>
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                <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center">
                  <p class="line862">30 days after filing of Review
                    Notice by Chair</p>
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        <span class="anchor" id="line-53"></span><span class="anchor"
          id="line-54"></span>
        <p class="line874">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
            class="anchor" id="line-55"></span><span class="anchor"
            id="line-56"></span></p>
        <p class="line862">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: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="https"
            href="https://cabforum.org/members/">https://cabforum.org/members/</a>
          <span class="anchor" id="line-57"></span><span class="anchor"
            id="line-58"></span></p>
        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 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. <br>
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