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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Peter – thanks for that research – very helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I think this ballot can be reposted (maybe as a pre-ballot for a few days), and fixes like this can probably be agreed on pretty quickly. We also have comments
and suggestions from Doug, Erwann, and Mads that can probably be resolved very quickly (maybe one or two others?). Let’s shoot for adoption of an updated ballot over the next three weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Kirk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Peter Bowen [mailto:pzb@amzn.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 26, 2017 5:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kirk Hall <Kirk.Hall@entrustdatacard.com>; CA/Browser Forum Public Discussion List <public@cabforum.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL]Re: [cabfpub] Ballot 202 - Underscore and Wildcard Characters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kirk,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In order for any browser to access a website with an Internationalized Domain Name, it must be able to convert Unicode (i.e. non-English language) to LDH-labels (i.e. punycode), as it is LDH labels that are sent to the DNS server. Therefore
the situation where a browser can handle Unicode in the address bar but cannot handle punycode in the certificate should not exist. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In order to address the concerns raised by CFCA, GDCA, and SHECA, I have spent the last couple of hours processing all the unexpired certificates in CT logs to quantify the impact of the rule proposed in this ballot and look at alternatives.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are currently 385,042 certificates with Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), including both IDNs where the ccTLD has non-ASCII characters and ones where some other portion of the name has non-ASCII characters. Of these, zero were
issued by CFCA, GDCA, or SHECA. So there would be no known impact to these CAs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That being said, there are 20,055 certificates which have Unicode in the common name issued by other CAs. Having Unicode common names is far less prevelant than punycode common names; 364,987 certificates with IDNs do not have Unicode
common names. In testing in the browsers which I have on my desktop, I don’t see any difference but it is possible that local browsers may show a difference.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are two sites to test: <a href="https://xn--6oqy0rkra12v.cn">https://<span style="font-family:"MS Mincho"">会影基地</span>.cn</a> and <a href="https://xn--uisy4s8rz.cn/">https://<span style="font-family:"MS Mincho"">城惠网</span>.cn</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I saw Ryan’s response to you and he suggests that "consistent and unambiguous representation” is needed in the common name. Based on testing the 20,055 certificates, it looks like we can have this by allowing a CA to choose to either use
all LDH labels in a common name or use only NR-LDH labels and U-labels, where the U-labels are created by converting the A-labels to Unicode. This would give the option of two consistent and unambiguous representations — one in punycode and one in Unicode.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Adding this option for CAs would all full representation of languages in the common name.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Peter<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Jul 26, 2017, at 9:41 AM, Kirk Hall via Public <<a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org">public@cabforum.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Peter, Ben, and Ryan – do you have a response to the punycode issue raised by CFCA, GDCA, and SHECA?</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Public
[<a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org"><span style="color:purple">mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org</span></a>]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>?? via Public<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, July 26, 2017 1:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>'CA/Browser Forum Public Discussion List' <<a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org"><span style="color:purple">public@cabforum.org</span></a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>'</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft JhengHei",sans-serif">赵改侠</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">' <<a href="mailto:gxzhao@cfca.com.cn"><span style="color:purple">gxzhao@cfca.com.cn</span></a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[EXTERNAL][cabfpub] Reply: Ballot 202 - Underscore and Wildcard Characters</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">CFCA votes No</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">we suggest that the punycode shouldn't be applied on SSL certs in this approach.</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">For non-English countries, the domain name may be displayed wrong in some browers in punycode and the governance policy requires that local CA should obey the laws to display local language when ccTLD is used in local language. </span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">IF punycode is used and the browsers(Which I mean any browsers including local browsers) couldn't translate it into local language , the website visitors may be confused.</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK13"></a><a name="OLE_LINK10"></a><a name="OLE_LINK11"></a><a name="OLE_LINK12"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Zhang Yi</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Business Research Competent</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">China Financial Certification Authority</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Business Department</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Address: Bldg. 2</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">，</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">#20</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">，</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">14th
Kechuang street, YiZhuang Economic-Technological Development Zone</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">，</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Daxing
District</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">，</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Beijing , P. R. China</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Postcode: 100176</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">TEL: +86 010-58903555</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Mobile: +86 18510280028</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Email:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><a href="mailto:zhangyi@cfca.com.cn"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none">zhangyi@cfca.com.cn</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">发件人</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun"><a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org"><span style="color:purple">public-bounces@cabforum.org</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org"><span style="color:purple">mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org</span></a>]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">代表</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">Erwann
Abalea via Public<br>
</span><b><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">发送时间</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">2017</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">年</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">7</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">月</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">26</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">日</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">2:39<br>
</span><b><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">收件人</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">CA/Browser
Forum Public Discussion List; Ben Wilson<br>
</span><b><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">主题</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun">Re:
[cabfpub] Ballot 202 - Underscore and Wildcard Characters</span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:SimSun">Bonsoir,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:SimSun">DocuSign France votes No.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:SimSun">While there are good clarifications around domain names, FQDNs, wildcards, and reserved labels, there are a few drawbacks:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:SimSun">1. Underscores in SAN:dNSName entries. It</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">’</span><span style="font-family:SimSun">s not the current BR that disallows underscores
in dNSNames, it</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">’</span><span style="font-family:SimSun">s X.509 and RFC5280 (and current DNS specifications), and there is no justification about allowing underscores other than
« it</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">’</span><span style="font-family:SimSun">s done by some admins » or « Microsoft allows it ». While domain names can contain anything (even characters such as '[({*$!?" ), dNSName
shall contain a host name, and host names shall only be composed of LDH labels. I</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">’</span><span style="font-family:SimSun">d prefer the standards to be changed instead of explicitly
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:SimSun">2. « Reserved IP address ». The new definition now allows a CA to deliver a certificate for an obviously invalid IP (I doubt anyone could claim « owning » 192.0.0.9 or 192.0.0.10, and I haven</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:SimSun;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">’</span><span style="font-family:SimSun">t
fully checked the others).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="line867"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ballot 202 - Underscore and Wildcard Characters</span></strong><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The current Baseline Requirements do not expressly allow underscore characters in Subject Alternative Names. This ballot seeks to clarify that one or more underscore characters
(“_”) are allowed in FQDNs. In many places it also replaces the term "FQDN" with "Domain Name" because "Domain Name" now means either "FQDN" or "Wildcard Domain Name". The ballot clarifies validation of wildcard domain names. It also cleans up some of the
language in Sections 3.2.2.4 and 7.1.4.2.1 of the Baseline Requirements.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line862"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The following motion has been proposed by Ben Wilson of DigiCert and endorsed by Peter Bowen of Amazon and Ryan Sleevi of Google to introduce new Final Maintenance Guidelines
for the "Baseline Requirements Certificate Policy for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Certificates" (Baseline Requirements).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">--Motion Begins--<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A. In Sections 1.3.2, 1.6 (Base Domain Name), 2.2, 3.2.2.4, 3.2.2.4.5, 3.2.2.4.6, 3.2.2.4.10, 3.2.2.4.11, 4.2.1, 4.9.1.1.6, and 4.9.11 of the Baseline Requirements, REPLACE the
words "Fully Qualified Domain Name" and "FQDN" with "Domain Name".<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">B. In Section 1.6.1 of the Baseline Requirements, REPLACE the definition for "Authorization Domain Name" with the following: The Domain Name used to obtain authorization for
certificate issuance for a given Domain Name. The CA may use the FQDN returned from a DNS CNAME lookup as the Domain Name for the purposes of domain validation. If the Domain Name is a Wildcard Domain Name, then the CA MUST remove “*.” from the left most portion
of requested Domain Name. The CA may prune zero or more labels from left to right until encountering a Base Domain Name and may use any one of the intermediate values for the purpose of domain validation.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">C. In Section 1.6.1 of the Baseline Requirements, INSERT the following definition: "Domain Label: An individual component of a Domain Name."<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">D. In Section 1.6.1 of the Baseline Requirements, REPLACE the definition for "Domain Name" with the following: A set of one or more Domain Labels, each separated by a single
full stop character (".").<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">E. In Section 1.6.1 of the Baseline Requirements, REPLACE the definition for "Fully-Qualified Domain Name" with the following: A Domain Name that includes the Domain Labels of
all superior nodes in the Internet Domain Name System.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">F. In Section 1.6.1 of the Baseline Requirements, REPLACE the definition for "Reserved IP Address" with the following: An IPv4 or IPv6 address that the IANA has "False" for Globally
Reachable in either of the IANA Special-Purpose IP Address Registries:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line867"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv4-special-registry/iana-ipv4-special-registry.xhtml"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv4-special-registry/iana-ipv4-special-registry.xhtml</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">G. In Section 1.6.1 of the Baseline Requirements, REPLACE the definition for "Wildcard Certificate" with the following: A Certificate containing a Wildcard Domain Name in any
of the Subject Alternative Names in the Certificate.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">H. In Section 1.6.1 of the Baseline Requirements, INSERT the following definition: "Wildcard Domain Name: A Domain Name consisting of a single asterisk character ("*") followed
by a single full stop character (".") followed by a Fully-Qualified Domain Name."<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I. In Section 2.2 of the Baseline Requirements, INSERT the word "requested" in the fourth sentence between the words "processing CAA records for" and "Domain Names" so that it
reads, "processing CAA records for requested Domain Names".<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">J. REPLACE the second paragraph of Section 3.2.2.4 of the Baseline Requirements so that it reads, "The CA SHALL confirm that, as of the date the Certificate issues, the CA has
validated each Domain Name listed in the Certificate using at least one of the methods listed below, or is within the Domain Namespace of a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) that has been validated using at least one of the methods listed below (not including
the method defined in section 3.2.2.4.8)."<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">K. REPLACE Section 3.2.2.6 of the Baseline Requirements in its entirety with:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">3.2.2.6. Additional Validation for Wildcard Certificates<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Before issuing a Wildcard Certificate, the CA MUST establish and follow a documented procedure[^pubsuffix] that determines if the FQDN portion of any Wildcard Domain Name in
the certificate is “registry-controlled” or is a “public suffix” (e.g. “*.com”, “*.<a href="http://co.uk/"><span style="color:#954F72">co.uk</span></a>”, see RFC 6454 Section 8.2 for further explanation).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If the FQDN portion of any Wildcard Domain Name in the certificate is "registry-controlled" or is a "public suffix", CAs MUST refuse issuance unless the applicant proves its
rightful control of the entire Domain Namespace. (e.g. CAs MUST NOT issue "*.<a href="http://co.uk/"><span style="color:#954F72">co.uk</span></a>" or "*.local", but MAY issue "*.<a href="http://example.com/"><span style="color:#954F72">example.com</span></a>"
to Example Co.).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line862"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">[^pubsuffix] Determination of what is “registry-controlled” versus the registerable portion of a Country Code Top-Level Domain Namespace is not standardized at the time of writing
and is not a property of the DNS itself. Current best practice is to consult a “public suffix list” such as<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://publicsuffix.org/"><span style="color:#954F72">http://publicsuffix.org/</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(PSL),
and to retrieve a fresh copy regularly. If using the PSL, a CA SHOULD consult the "ICANN DOMAINS" section only, not the "PRIVATE DOMAINS" section. The PSL is updated regularly to contain new gTLDs delegated by ICANN, which are listed in the "ICANN DOMAINS"
section. A CA is not prohibited from issuing a Wildcard Certificate to the Registrant of an entire gTLD, provided that control of the entire namespace is demonstrated in an appropriate way.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">L. REPLACE Section 7.1.4.2.1 of the Baseline Requirements in its entirety with:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">7.1.4.2.1 Subject Alternative Name Extension<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Certificate Field: extensions:subjectAltName<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Required/Optional: Required<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contents: This extension MUST contain at least one entry. Each entry MUST be one of the following types:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1. dNSName: the entry MUST contain either a Fully-Qualified Domain Name or Wildcard Domain Name that the CA has validated in accordance with section 3.2.2.4. FQDNs and the FQDN
portion of Wildcard DNs must comply with RFC 5280 section 4.2.1.6 with the following exception: underscore characters ("_") are allowed in Domain Labels such that replacing all underscore characters with hyphen characters ("-") would result in a valid Domain
Label. CAs MUST NOT include Domain Labels which have hyphens as the third and fourth characters unless the first character is "x" or "X", the second character is "n" or "N", and the fifth and later characters are a valid Punycode string. CAs MUST additionally
validate that Wildcard DNs are consistent with section 3.2.2.6. The entry MUST NOT contain an Internal Name.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2. iPAddress: the entry MUST contain an IP address that the CA has validated in accordance with Section 3.2.2.5. The entry MUST NOT contain a Reserved IP Address.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">M. REPLACE subsection a. of Section 7.1.4.2.2 of the Baseline Requirements with:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">a. Certificate Field: subject:commonName (OID 2.5.4.3)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Required/Optional: Deprecated (Discouraged, but not prohibited)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contents: If present, this field MUST contain a single IP address or Domain Name that is one of the values contained in the Certificate’s subjectAltName extension (see Section
7.1.4.2.1). When including a Domain Name in a common name, CAs MUST only use LDH labels as defined in RFC 5890 and MUST NOT use U-labels. When including an IPv6 address in a common name, CAs MUST use a format conforming to Section 4 or Section 5 of RFC 5952.
When including an IPv4 address in a common name, CAs MUST encode the name as an IPv4Address as defined in RFC 3986.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="line874"><span 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 class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BALLOT 202 Status: Final Maintenance Guideline Start time (22:00 UTC) End time (22:00 UTC)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Discussion (7 to 14 days) July 12, 2017 to July 19, 2017<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vote for approval (7 days) July 19, 2017 to July 26, 2017<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If a vote of the Forum approves this ballot, the Chair will initiate a 30-day IPR Review Period by sending out an IPR Review Notice.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">After 30 days of announcing the IPR Review period by the Chair:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(a) If Exclusion Notice(s) are filed, this ballot approval is rescinded and a PAG will be created; or (b) If no Exclusion Notices are filed, this ballot becomes effective at
end of the IPR Review Period.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><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 class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line862"><span 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 class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cabforum.org/members/"><span style="color:#954F72">https://cabforum.org/members/</span></a></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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 half of the number of currently active Members, which is the average number of Member organizations that have participated in the previous three Forum-wide meetings (both teleconferences and face-to-face meetings). 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></span><span style="font-family:SimSun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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