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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This ballot is now in voting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=line874 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Ballot 198 – .Onion Revisions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Appendix F of the EV Guidelines in unclear on what a CA does with the Tor Service Descriptor Hash extension. This ballot clarifies that inclusion of the extension in the TBSCertificate is required. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line862 style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>The following motion has been proposed by Jeremy Rowley of DigiCert and endorsed by Ryan Sleevi of Google and Erwann Abalea of DocuSign France to introduce new Final Maintenance Guidelines for the "Guidelines for the Issuance and Management of Extended Validation Certificates" (EV Guidelines).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>-- MOTION BEGINS –<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Revise Appendix F, Section 1 to read as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Appendix F – Issuance of Certificates for .onion Domain Names<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>A CA may issue an EV Certificate containing the .onion Domain Name provided that issuance complies with the requirements set forth in this Appendix:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>CAB Forum Tor Service Descriptor Hash extension (2.23.140.1.31)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The CAB Forum extension in of the TBSCertificate to convey hashes of keys related to .onion addresses. The CA MUST include the Tor Service Descriptor Hash extension using the following format:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>cabf-TorServiceDescriptorHash OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { 2.23.140.1.31 }<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>TorServiceDescriptorHash:: = SEQUENCE { <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>algorithm AlgorithmIdentifier<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>subjectPublicKeyHash BIT STRING }<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Where the AlgorithmIdentifier is a hashing algorithm (defined in RFC 6234) performed over the raw Public Key of the .onion service and SubjectPublicKeyHash is the value of the hash output of the raw Public Key.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>--Motion Ends--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>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):<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:6.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=306 valign=top style='width:229.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>BALLOT 198 Status: Final Maintenance Guideline<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=110 valign=top style='width:82.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Start time (22:00 UTC)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=106 valign=top style='width:79.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>End time (22:00 UTC)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=306 valign=top style='width:229.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Discussion (7 to 14 days)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=110 valign=top style='width:82.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>April 24, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=106 valign=top style='width:79.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>May, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=306 valign=top style='width:229.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Vote for approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=110 valign=top style='width:82.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>May 1, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=106 valign=top style='width:79.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>May 8, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=306 valign=top style='width:229.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If vote approves ballot: Review Period (Chair to send Review Notice) (30 days). If Exclusion Notice(s) filed, ballot approval is rescinded and PAG to be created. If no Exclusion Notices filed, ballot becomes effective at end of Review Period.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=110 valign=top style='width:82.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Upon filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=106 valign=top style='width:79.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-image: initial'><p class=line862 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>30 days after filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=line874 style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>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 style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>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 class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://cabforum.org/members/"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://cabforum.org/members/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>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.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>