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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This email begins the discussion period for Ballot SC48 - Domain Name and IP Address Encoding<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Purpose of Ballot<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>Ballot 202 set out to clarify requirements regarding encoding of domain names and IP addresses in Subscriber Certificates, but the Ballot ultimately failed to pass. Since then, there have been numerous differences in interpretation of the written requirements.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This Ballot seeks to resolve these differences in interpretation and to provide unambiguous guidance on the correct encoding of domain names and IP addresses in Subscriber Certificates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The following motion has been proposed by Corey Bonnell of DigiCert and endorsed by Ryan Sleevi of Google and Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Motion Begins<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>This ballot modifies the “Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Certificates” (“Baseline Requirements”), based on Version 1.7.6:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>MODIFY the Baseline Requirements as specified in the following Redline:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/cf4e17a43977dcf7cb9c9e41efd2df4be4707e13..a42756b50d2d377396673983908f059cccd2bd9f"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/cf4e17a43977dcf7cb9c9e41efd2df4be4707e13...a42756b50d2d377396673983908f059cccd2bd9f</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This ballot modifies the “Guidelines for the Issuance and Management of Extended Validation Certificates” (“EV Guidelines”) as follows, based on Version 1.7.6:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>MODIFY the EV Guidelines as defined in the following redline:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/cf4e17a43977dcf7cb9c9e41efd2df4be4707e13...a42756b50d2d377396673983908f059cccd2bd9f">https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/cf4e17a43977dcf7cb9c9e41efd2df4be4707e13...a42756b50d2d377396673983908f059cccd2bd9f</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>Motion Ends<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal>This ballot proposes a Final Maintenance Guideline.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Discussion (7+ days)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Start Time: 2021-07-06 13:00:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>End Time: 2021-07-13 13:00:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vote for approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Start Time: TBD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>End Time: TBD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>