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<font face="Cambria">SSC votes: "Yes".<br>
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Thanks,<br>
M.D.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/9/2018 6:48 PM, Tim Hollebeek via
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/SC3-PasswordChangesDieDieDie?expand=1">https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/SC3-PasswordChangesDieDieDie?expand=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Ballot SC3:
Two-Factor Authentication and Password Improvements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Purpose of
Ballot: The Network Security Working Group met a number of
times to <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">improve the
Network Security Guidelines requirements around
authentication,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">specifically by
requiring two-factor authentication, and improving the
password <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">requirements in
line with more recent NIST guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">While CAs are
encouraged to improve their password requirements as soon as
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">possible, a two
year grace period is being given to allow organizations to <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">develop and
implement policies to implement the improved requirements,
especially<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">since some
organizations may have to simultaneously comply with other<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">compliance
frameworks that have not been updated yet and are based on
older NIST <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">guidance about
passwords.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">The following
motion has been proposed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and
endorsed <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">by Dimitris
Zacharopoulos of Harica and Neil Dunbar of TrustCor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">— MOTION BEGINS
–<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">This ballot
modifies the “Network and Certificate System Security
Requirements” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">as follows,
based upon Version 1.1:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">In the
definitions, add a definition for Multi-Factor
Authentication:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">"Multi-Factor
Authentication: An authentication mechanism consisting of
two or <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">more of the
following independent categories of credentials (i.e.
factors) to <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">verify the
user’s identity for a login or other transaction: something
you know <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">(knowledge
factor), something you have (possession factor), and
something you <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">are (inherence
factor). Each factor must be independent.
Certificate-based <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">authentication
can be used as part of Multifactor Authentication only if
the <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">private key is
stored in a Secure Key Storage Device."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Capitalize all
instances of the defined term "Multi-Factor Authentication".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Add a definition
for Secure Key Storage Device:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">"Secure Key
Storage Device: A device certified as meeting at least FIPS
140-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">level 2 overall,
level 3 physical, or Common Criteria (EAL 4+)."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">In section 1.j.,
capitalize Multi-Factor Authentication, and strike the <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">parenthetical
reference to subsection 2.n.(ii).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">In section 2.f.,
add "(for accountability purposes, group accounts or shared<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">role credentials
SHALL NOT be used)" after "authenticate to Certificate
Systems".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Change section
2.g. to read:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">"g. If an
authentication control used by a Trusted Role is a username
and password, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> then, where
technically feasible, implement the following controls:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> i.
For accounts that are accessible only within Secure Zones or
High Security <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">
Zones, require that passwords have at least twelve (12)
characters; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> ii.
For authentications which cross a zone boundary into a
Secure Zone or High <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">
Security Zone, require Multi-Factor Authentication. For
accounts accessible <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">
from outside a Secure Zone or High Security Zone require
passwords that have <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">
at least eight (8) characters and are not be one of the
user's previous <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">
four (4) passwords; and implement account lockout for failed
access attempts <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">
in accordance with subsection k;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> iii.
When developing password policies, CAs SHOULD take into
account the password <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">
guidance in NIST 800-63B Appendix A.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> iv.
Frequent password changes have been shown to cause users to
select less <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">
secure passwords. If the CA has any policy that specifies
routine periodic <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> password
changes, that period SHOULD NOT be less than two years.
Effective <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> April
1, 2020, if the CA has any policy that requires routine
periodic password <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> changes,
that period SHALL NOT be less than two years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">In section 2.h.,
change "Require" to "Have a policy that requires"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">In section 2.i.,
change "Configure" to "Have a procedure to configure"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Change section
2.k. to read:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">"k. Lockout
account access to Certificate Systems after no more than
five (5) failed <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> access
attempts, provided that this security measure:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> i.
is supported by the Certificate System,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> ii.
Cannot be leveraged for a denial of service attack, and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""> iii.
does not weaken the security of this authentication
control;"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Change section
2.n. to read:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">"Enforce
Multi-Factor Authentication for all Trusted Role accounts on
Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Systems
(including those approving the issuance of a Certificate,
which equally<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">applies to
Delegated Third Parties) that are accessible from outside a
Secure Zone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">or High Security
Zone; and"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">— MOTION ENDS –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">The procedure
for approval of this ballot is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Discussion (7+
days)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Start Time:
2018-07-26 17:45 Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">End Time:
2018-08-09 11:45 Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Vote for
approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">Start Time:
2018-08-09 11:45 Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">End Time:
2018-08-16 11:45 Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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