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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Ballot SC-064:<span>
</span>Temporary Moratorium on New Certificate Consumer Memberships<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Purpose of the Ballot<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">During discussions at Face-to-Face Meeting 58, it was noted
that the membership criteria for Certificate Consumers in the Charter for the Server Certificate Working
Group (SCWG) lacked sufficient detail. Since then, several members of the CA/Browser Forum
have worked to develop better criteria for membership of
Certificate Consumers in the SCWG, however, discussion is ongoing. A moratorium is necessary to preserve the status
quo and ensure impartiality while we re-evaluate and revise our membership criteria so that they are more
clear, fair, and aligned with the goals of the Forum.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The following motion has been proposed by Ben Wilson of Mozilla
and endorsed by Tobias Josefowitz of Opera and Thomas Zermeno of SSL.com.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Motion Begins<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Effective
immediately, there is a temporary moratorium established
on the acceptance of applications for membership as Certificate Consumer
members in the Server Certificate Working Group. This moratorium will
expire on December
1, 2023, or prior to such date, upon publication of the Forum’s vote on a
revised
Charter for the Server Certificate Working Group.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">During the moratorium, the Server Certificate Working Group will
not accept or consider applications for membership as Certificate Consumers. Applications
for other types of membership may be accepted and considered. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Motion Ends<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This ballot does not propose a Final Guideline or Final
Maintenance Guideline.<span> </span>The procedure for
approval of this ballot is as follows:<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Discussion (7 days)<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span> </span>Start Time:
2023-05-25 21:25 UTC<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span> </span>End Time: Not
before 2023-06-01 22:00 UTC<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vote for approval (7 days)<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span> </span>Start Time: TBD<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span> </span>End Time: TBD</p>
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