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This ballot updates the TLS Extended Validation Guidelines (EVGs) by removing the exceptions to
<code>policyQualifiers</code> in section 9.7, to align them with the Baseline Requirements (BRs).As result, this ballot changes
<code>policyQualifiers</code> from <code>MUST</code> to <code>NOT RECOMMENDED</code> as stated in the TLS Baseline Requirements, resolving a discrepancy introduced by
<a href="https://cabforum.org/2023/03/17/ballot-sc62v2-certificate-profiles-update/" title="https://cabforum.org/2023/03/17/ballot-sc62v2-certificate-profiles-update/">
Ballot SC-62v2</a> between section <a href="https://cabforum.org/working-groups/server/baseline-requirements/requirements/#71279-subscriber-certificate-certificate-policies" title="https://cabforum.org/working-groups/server/baseline-requirements/requirements/#71279-subscriber-certificate-certificate-policies">
7.1.2.7.9 Subscriber Certificate Policies</a> of the BRs and the <a href="https://cabforum.org/working-groups/server/extended-validation/guidelines/#97-additional-technical-requirements-for-ev-certificates" title="https://cabforum.org/working-groups/server/extended-validation/guidelines/#97-additional-technical-requirements-for-ev-certificates">
Additional Technical Requirements for EV Certificates</a> in the EVGs.</div>
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The following motion has been proposed by Paul van Brouwershaven (Entrust) and endorsed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) and Iñigo Barreira (Sectigo).</div>
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You can view and comment on the GitHub pull request representing this ballot here:
<a href="https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/pull/490">https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/pull/490</a> </div>
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This ballot modifies the “Guidelines for the Issuance and Management of Extended Validation Certificates” (“EV Guidelines”) as follows, based on version 1.8.1:</div>
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MODIFY the Extended Validation Guidelines as specified in the following redline: <a href="https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/8e7fc7d5cac0cc27c44fe2aa88cf45f5606f4b94...7b9bb1dbfd41b1d0459b8a985ed629ad841ce122">
https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/8e7fc7d5cac0cc27c44fe2aa88cf45f5606f4b94...7b9bb1dbfd41b1d0459b8a985ed629ad841ce122</a> </div>
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Discussion (at least 7 days):</div>
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- Start: 2024-03-15 10:00 UTC</div>
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