<html>
  <head>

    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
  </head>
  <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
    <p class="line874"><br>
    </p>
    <p class="line874">The following motion has been proposed by
      Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA and endorsed by Moudrick M.
      Dadashov of SSC and Tim Hollebeek from Digicert. <span
        class="anchor" id="line-6"></span><span class="anchor"
        id="line-7"></span></p>
    <p class="line867"><strong>Background</strong>: <span
        class="anchor" id="line-8"></span><span class="anchor"
        id="line-9"></span></p>
    <p class="line874">Section 8.4 of the Baseline Requirements
      describes the audit criteria for CAs that issue Publicly-Trusted
      SSL/TLS Certificates. This ballot attempts to achieve two things:
      <span class="anchor" id="line-10"></span><span class="anchor"
        id="line-11"></span></p>
    <ol type="1">
      <li>Remove the old ETSI TS documents <span class="anchor"
          id="line-12"></span></li>
      <li>
        <p class="line862">Align the <span class="nonexistent">WebTrust</span>
          and ETSI requirements <span class="anchor" id="line-13"></span><span
            class="anchor" id="line-14"></span></p>
      </li>
    </ol>
    <p class="line862">"<span class="nonexistent">WebTrust</span> for
      Certification Authorities" is equivalent to "ETSI EN 319 401" and
      "<span class="nonexistent">WebTrust</span> Principles and Criteria
      for Certification Authorities – SSL Baseline with Network
      Security" is equivalent to "ETSI EN 319 411-1". <span
        class="anchor" id="line-15"></span><span class="anchor"
        id="line-16"></span></p>
    <p class="line867"><strong>-- MOTION BEGINS --</strong> <span
        class="anchor" id="line-17"></span><span class="anchor"
        id="line-18"></span></p>
    <p class="line874">Replace the first two numbered items in section
      8.4 from: <span class="anchor" id="line-19"></span><span
        class="anchor" id="line-20"></span></p>
    <ol type="1">
      <li>
        <p class="line891"><span class="nonexistent">WebTrust</span> for
          Certification Authorities v2.0; <span class="anchor"
            id="line-21"></span></p>
      </li>
      <li>A national scheme that audits conformance to ETSI TS 102 042 /
        ETSI EN 319 411-1; or <span class="anchor" id="line-22"></span><span
          class="anchor" id="line-23"></span></li>
    </ol>
    <p class="line874">to: <span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span><span
        class="anchor" id="line-25"></span></p>
    <ol type="1">
      <li>
        <p class="line862">"<span class="nonexistent">WebTrust</span>
          for CAs v2.0 or newer" AND "<span class="nonexistent">WebTrust</span>
          for CAs SSL Baseline with Network Security v2.2 or newer"; or 
          <span class="anchor" id="line-26"></span></p>
      </li>
      <li>"ETSI EN 319 401 v2.1.1 or newer" AND "ETSI EN 319 411-1
        v1.1.1"; or</li>
    </ol>
    <p class="line867"><strong>-- MOTION ENDS --</strong> <span
        class="anchor" id="line-29"></span><span class="anchor"
        id="line-30"></span></p>
    <p class="line874">The procedure for this ballot is as follows
      (exact start and end times may be adjusted to comply with
      applicable Bylaws and IPR Agreement): <span class="anchor"
        id="line-31"></span></p>
    <div>
      <table>
        <tbody>
          <tr>
            <td style="&quot; #E0E0FF&amp; quot&quot; ;
              background-color: &quot;&amp;quot&quot">
              <p class="line891"><strong>BALLOT 223 Status: Update BR
                  Section 8.4 for CA audit criteria</strong> </p>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" style="&quot; #E0E0FF&amp; quot; ;
              text-align:center&quot; ; background-color:
              &quot;&amp;quot&quot">
              <p class="line891"><strong>Start time (22:00 UTC)</strong>
              </p>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" style="&quot; #E0E0FF&amp; quot; ;
              text-align:center&quot; ; background-color:
              &quot;&amp;quot&quot">
              <p class="line891"><strong>End time (22:00 UTC)</strong> </p>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span>
              <p class="line862">Discussion (7+ days) </p>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" style="&quot;
              text-align:center&quot;">
              <p class="line862">23 April 2018 </p>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" style="&quot;
              text-align:center&quot;">
              <p class="line862">30 April 2018 </p>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span class="anchor" id="line-33"></span>
              <p class="line862">Vote for approval (7 days) </p>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" style="&quot;
              text-align:center&quot;">
              <p class="line862">TBD  </p>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" style="&quot;
              text-align:center&quot;">
              <p class="line862">TBD according to voting start time </p>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td style="&quot; &amp; quot; text-align:left;
              &amp; quot; &quot;"><span class="anchor"
                id="line-34"></span>
              <p class="line862">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. </p>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" style="&quot;
              text-align:center&quot;">
              <p class="line862">Upon filing of Review Notice by Chair </p>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" style="&quot;
              text-align:center&quot;">
              <p class="line862">30 days after filing of Review Notice
                by Chair </p>
            </td>
          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>
    </div>
    <span class="anchor" id="line-35"></span><span class="anchor"
      id="line-36"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span><span
      class="anchor" id="line-38"></span><span class="anchor"
      id="line-39"></span>
    <p class="line874">From the Bylaws section 2.4(a): "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
      Section 2.4(j) below". <span class="anchor" id="line-40"></span><span
        class="anchor" id="line-41"></span></p>
    <p class="line862">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 class="https"
        href="https://cabforum.org/members/">https://cabforum.org/members/</a>
      <span class="anchor" id="line-42"></span><span class="anchor"
        id="line-43"></span></p>
    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 the Bylaws section
    2.3(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.
  </body>
</html>