<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">This email begins the Voting period for Ballot SC50: Remove the requirements of 4.1.1</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">BALLOT SC50: Remove the requirements of 4.1.1</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">PURPOSE OF BALLOT</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">When attempting to reduce the retention period required for audit logs and data archives, the NetSec Subcommittee also identified gaps in which data a CA is required to retain which make it somewhat difficult to make the desired adjustments to retention period. Specifically, a CA is currently required to retain, but not use, data as defined in 4.1.1 of the BRs.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">While reviewing the intent, purpose, and real-world usage around section 4.1.1, it became apparent that there’s little value in requiring CAs to maintain a database for which there is no prescribed purpose or required action. This ballot seeks to address this gap by replacing section 4.1.1 with "No stipulation." as is appropriate based on current expectations here.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">The following motion has been proposed by Clint Wilson of Apple and endorsed by Trevoli Ponds-White of Amazon and Dustin Hollenback of Microsoft.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">-----Motion Begins-----</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">This ballot modifies the “Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Certificates” as defined in the following redline, based on Version 1.8.0:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><a href="https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/cda0f92ee70121fd5d692685b97ebb6669c74fb7..8b2681c3f93bbc9fbe83ab9d67999629db630e94" style="font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/cda0f92ee70121fd5d692685b97ebb6669c74fb7..8b2681c3f93bbc9fbe83ab9d67999629db630e94</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">-----Motion Ends-----</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">This ballot proposes a Final Maintenance Guideline. The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">Discussion (7+ days)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">Start Time: October 28 16:00 UTC</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">End Time: November 4 16:00 UTC</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">Vote for approval (7 days)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">Start Time: November 11 17:00 UTC</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px;" class="">End Time: November 18 17:00 UTC</span></body></html>