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<p class="MsoNormal">On our teleconference last week, we discussed whether Bylaws require a CA applicant for Forum membership to have a completed Period of Time (POT) or “performance audit” to be admitted as a Member, or whether a Point in Time (PIT) or “readiness
audit” is sufficient. We decided to take a Doodle poll to find the Member’s preference – I will send the link to two polls in a separate email to the Management list. Once we decide a direction, we will amend our Bylaws to clarify.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Background:</u> Bylaw 2.1 (see below) only requires an “audit report” without specifying whether this is a POT or PIT audit, or either. However, I do note that Bylaw 2.1(b)(6) which lists information a CA applicant must provide in connection
with its membership application requires the “<span lang="EN" style="color:black">URL of the current qualifying
<u>performance</u> audit report” – the term “performance audit report” typically means a POT audit, so that may be a clue that only a successful POT audit is acceptable under Bylaw 2.1(a).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">On our call, some Members noted that ETSI audits are, by nature, always POT audits, so this question about whether to accept a PIT audit applies only to WebTrust audits, not ETSI audits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">Under Bylaw 2.1(a)(2) we also allow CAs “that are
<u>not actively issuing certificates</u> but otherwise meet membership criteria” to be granted non-voting Associate Member status under Bylaw 3.1. We could choose different audit requirements (POT versus PIT) for full Membership versus Associate Membership
status – I will send out a separate Doodle poll for each.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">Please look for <u>two</u> Doodle poll voting links - one on full Membership and one on Associate Membership - in my email to the Management list (please vote on both questions). Let’s finish voting
by <b><u>Friday, April 20</u></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">*****<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:black">Bylaw 2.1 Qualifying for Forum Membership</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">(a) CA/Browser Forum members shall meet at least one of the following criteria. ***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">(2)
<u>Root CA</u>: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="color:black">The member organization operates a certification authority
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="color:black">that <u>has a current and successful
</u></span><u><span lang="EN" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">WebTrust</span></u><u><span lang="EN" style="color:black"> for CAs</span></u><span lang="EN" style="color:black">, or
<u>ETSI 102042 or ETSI 101456 audit report</u> prepared by a properly-qualified auditor, and
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="color:black">that actively issues certificates to subordinate CAs that, in turn, actively issue certificates to Web servers
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="color:black">that are openly accessible from the Internet,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="color:black">such certificates being treated as valid when using a browser created by a Browser member.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">Applicants that are
<u>not actively issuing certificates</u> but otherwise meet membership criteria may be granted Associate Member status under Bylaw Sec. 3.1 for a period of time to be designated by the Forum. ***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">(b) Applicants should supply the following information: ***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">(6) URL of the current qualifying
<u>performance</u> audit report. ***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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