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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=ZH-CN link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>CFCA votes YES on ballot 199.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Zhang Yi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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;color:windowtext'>发件人<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'> public-bounces@cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org] </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>代表 </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>xiongyuanyuan via Public<br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>发送时间<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'> 2017</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>年<span lang=EN-US>5</span>月<span lang=EN-US>8</span>日<span lang=EN-US> 14:03<br></span><b>收件人<span lang=EN-US>:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> 'CA/Browser Forum Public Discussion List'<br></span><b>抄送<span lang=EN-US>:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> xiongyuanyuan<br></span><b>主题<span lang=EN-US>:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> [cabfpub] </span>答复<span lang=EN-US>: Ballot 199 - Require commonName in Root and Intermediate Certificates<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='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>SHECA votes YES on ballot 199.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F497D'>Ruby Xiong<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F497D'>Shanghai Electronic Certification Authority co., ltd.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#595959'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F497D'>18F, No.1717, North Sichuan Road, Shanghai, China<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";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";color:#1F497D'>+86-21-36393197<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";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;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:xiongyuanyuan@sheca.com"><span style='font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>xiongyuanyuan@sheca.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";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;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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;color:windowtext'>发件人<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'> Public [mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org] </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>代表 </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Gervase Markham via Public<br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>发送时间<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'> Friday, May 5, 2017 9:23 PM<br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>收件人<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'> CABFPub<br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>抄送<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'> Gervase Markham<br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>主题<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'> [cabfpub] Ballot 199 - Require commonName in Root and Intermediate Certificates<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US>This is the corrected text (one word change) of ballot 199 which is currently in the voting period (voting ends on 9th May).</span></i><span lang=EN-US><br><br><b>Ballot 199 - Require commonName in Root and Intermediate Certificates</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US>Purpose of Ballot: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>Section 7.1.4.3 of the BRs, which deals with Subject Information for Subordinate CA Certificates, currently requires only that all information in a Subordinate CA Certificate is accurate; it does not say what information is required. Some of the necessary information is required elsewhere in the BRs, but it is not complete - commonName is missing. If commonName is omitted, DN clashes can more easily occur. So this motion centralises that information in the obvious place, and adds a commonName requirement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The following motion has been proposed by Gervase Markham of Mozilla and endorsed by Patrick Tronnier of OATI and Ryan Sleevi of Google:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>-- MOTION BEGINS --<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><br>Make the following changes to the Baseline Requirements: <o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><span lang=EN-US>* Delete 7.1.2.1 (e), which currently defines the Subject Information required in a Root CA Certificate.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>* Delete 7.1.2.2 (h), which currently defines the Subject Information required in a Subordinate CA Certificate.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>* Rename section 7.1.4.2, currently titled "Subject Information", to "Subject Information - Subscriber Certificates".<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>* Rename section 7.1.4.3, currently titled "Subject Information - Subordinate CA Certificates" to "Subject Information - Root Certificates and Subordinate CA Certificates".<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>* Based on the style used in 7.1.4.2.2 and the content from the now-deleted 7.1.2.1 (e) and 7.1.2.2 (h), add the following section 7.1.4.3.1:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>7.1.4.3.1 Subject Distinguished Name Fields<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>Certificate Field: subject:commonName (OID 2.5.4.3)<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>Required/Optional: Required<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>Contents: This field MUST be present and the contents SHOULD be an identifier <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>for the certificate such that the certificate's Name is unique across all <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>certificates issued by the issuing certificate.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>b. Certificate Field: subject:organizationName (OID 2.5.4.10)<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>Required/Optional: Required<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>Contents: This field MUST be present and the contents MUST contain<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>either the Subject CA</span>’<span lang=EN-US>s name or DBA as verified under Section 3.2.2.2.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>The CA may include information in this field that differs slightly from<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>the verified name, such as common variations or abbreviations, provided<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>that the CA documents the difference and any abbreviations used are<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>locally accepted abbreviations; e.g., if the official record shows<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre>“<span lang=EN-US>Company Name Incorporated</span>”<span lang=EN-US>, the CA MAY use </span>“<span lang=EN-US>Company Name Inc.</span>”<span lang=EN-US> or<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre>“<span lang=EN-US>Company Name</span>”<span lang=EN-US>.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>c. Certificate Field: subject:countryName (OID: 2.5.4.6)<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>Required/Optional: Required<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>Contents: This field MUST contain the two</span>‐<span lang=EN-US>letter ISO 3166</span>‐<span lang=EN-US>1 country code<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>for the country in which the CA</span>’<span lang=EN-US>s place of business is located.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>-- MOTION ENDS -- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-US 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><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=306 valign=top style='width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>BALLOT 199</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Status: Final Maintenance Guideline</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=110 valign=top style='width:82.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=line874 align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Start time (23:00 UTC)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=106 valign=top style='width:79.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=line874 align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>End time (23:00 UTC)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=306 valign=top style='width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Discussion (7 to 14 days)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=110 valign=top style='width:82.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=line874 align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US>25 Apr<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=106 valign=top style='width:79.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US>2 May<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=306 valign=top style='width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Vote for approval (7 days)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=110 valign=top style='width:82.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US>2 May<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=106 valign=top style='width:79.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US>9 May<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=306 valign=top style='width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US 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><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US 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><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US 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><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=110 valign=top style='width:82.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US>Upon filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=106 valign=top style='width:79.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;line-height:105%'><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 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-US 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><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line862 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>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><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cabforum.org/members/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>https://cabforum.org/members/</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><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. <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></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>