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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ZH-CN link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#333333'>SHECA votes YES on ballot 189.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#1F497D'>Ruby Xiong<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#1F497D'>Shanghai Electronic Certification Authority co., ltd.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#595959'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#595959'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#1F497D'>18F, No.1717, North Sichuan Road, Shanghai, China<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#1F497D'>Tel</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"微软雅黑","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>：</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#1F497D'>+86-21-36393197<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#1F497D'>Email</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"微软雅黑","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>：</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:xiongyuanyuan@sheca.com"><span style='font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:blue'>xiongyuanyuan@sheca.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#595959'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:1.0pt'><td width=311 colspan=2 style='width:233.5pt;border:none;border-top:dashed #BFBFBF 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:1.0pt'></td><td width=104 rowspan=2 valign=top style='width:78.35pt;border-top:dashed #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:dashed #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:1.0pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:1.0pt'><td width=172 style='width:129.3pt;border:none;border-bottom:dashed #BFBFBF 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:1.0pt'></td><td width=139 style='width:104.2pt;border:none;border-bottom:dashed #BFBFBF 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:1.0pt'></td></tr><tr><td width=172 style='width:129.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width=139 style='width:104.25pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width=104 style='width:78.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;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 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'>发件人<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'> Public [mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org] </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'>代表 </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'>Kirk Hall via Public<br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'>发送时间<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'> Monday, April 10, 2017 7:30 AM<br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'>收件人<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'> CA/Browser Forum Public Discussion List<br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'>抄送<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'> Kirk Hall<br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'>主题<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'> [cabfpub] Ballot 189 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'>–<span lang=EN-US> Amend BR 6.1.7 to clarify signing by root keys is in VOTING period (ends APRIL 13)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white'>Reminder: Ballot 189 – Amend BR 6.1.7 to clarify signing by root keys - is in the voting period (ends APRIL 13).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Ballot 189 - Amend Section 6.1.7 of Baseline Requirements</span></strong><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874><span lang=EN-US>The following motion has been proposed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA and endorsed by Bruce Morton of Entrust and Jeremy Rowley of Digicert <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line867><strong><span lang=EN-US>Background</span></strong><span lang=EN-US>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874><span lang=EN-US>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: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US>that it affects Root Keys in a hierarchy that issues SSL Certificates and <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US>that it does not include time stamping certificates in the exception list. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=line874><span lang=EN-US>It also clears the exception language for 1024-bit RSA Subscriber Certificates and testing products with Certificates issued by a Root. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line867><strong><span lang=EN-US>-- MOTION BEGINS --</span></strong><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line867><em><span lang=EN-US>Current section 6.1.7</span></em><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874><span lang=EN-US>Root CA Private Keys MUST NOT be used to sign Certificates except in the following cases: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>Self-signed Certificates to represent the Root Certificate itself; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>Certificates for Subordinate CAs and Cross Certificates; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>Certificates for infrastructure purposes (e.g. administrative role certificates, internal CA operational device certificates, and OCSP Response verification Certificates); <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>Certificates issued solely for the purpose of testing products with Certificates issued by a Root CA; and <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>Subscriber Certificates, provided that: <o:p></o:p></span></li><ol start=1 type=a><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>The Root CA uses a 1024-bit RSA signing key that was created prior to the Effective Date; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>The Applicant’s application was deployed prior to the Effective Date; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>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; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>The CA follows a documented process to determine that the Applicant’s application poses no known security risks to Relying Parties; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>The CA documents that the Applicant’s application cannot be patched or replaced without substantial economic outlay. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>The CA signs the Subscriber Certificate on or before June 30, 2016; and <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>The notBefore field in the Subscriber Certificate has a date on or before June 30, 2016 <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></ol><p class=line867><em><span lang=EN-US>Proposed section 6.1.7</span></em><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874><span lang=EN-US>Private Keys corresponding to Root Certificates MUST NOT be used to sign Certificates except in the following cases: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9'><span lang=EN-US>Self-signed Certificates to represent the Root CA itself; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9'><span lang=EN-US>Certificates for Subordinate CAs and Cross Certificates; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9'><span lang=EN-US>Certificates for infrastructure purposes (administrative role certificates, internal CA operational device certificates) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9'><span lang=EN-US>Certificates for OCSP Response verification; <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=line867><strong><span lang=EN-US>These changes become Effective 30 days after the ballot passes.</span></strong><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line867><strong><span lang=EN-US>-- MOTION ENDS --</span></strong><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874><span lang=EN-US>The procedure for this ballot is as follows (exact start and end times may be adjusted to comply with applicable Bylaws and IPR Agreement): <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#E0E0FF;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862><span lang=EN-US>BALLOT 189 Status: Amend BR 6.1.7 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='background:#E0E0FF;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862 align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>Start time (22:00 UTC) <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='background:#E0E0FF;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862 align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>End time (22:00 UTC) <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862><span lang=EN-US>Discussion (7 days) <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862 align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>30 March 2017 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862 align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>6 April 2017 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862><span lang=EN-US>Vote for approval (7 days) <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862 align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>6 April 2017 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862 align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>13 April 2017 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862><span lang=EN-US>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862 align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>Upon filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862 align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>30 days after filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=line874><span lang=EN-US>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). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line862><span lang=EN-US>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 href="https://cabforum.org/members/">https://cabforum.org/members/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>