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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SwissSign votes yes to Ballot SC-72.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Adrian Michael Mueller</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Product Manager Certificate Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE-CH style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>+41 43 811 05 97</span><span lang=DE-CH style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE-CH style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="mailto:adrian.mueller@swisssign.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>adrian.mueller@swisssign.com</span></a></span><span lang=DE-CH style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Servercert-wg <servercert-wg-bounces@cabforum.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul van Brouwershaven via Servercert-wg<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 15, 2024 11:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> CA/B Forum Server Certificate WG Public Discussion List <servercert-wg@cabforum.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Servercert-wg] [Discussion Period Begins]: SC-72 - Delete except to policyQualifiers in EVGs; align with BRs by making them NOT RECOMMENDED<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>This ballot updates the TLS Extended Validation Guidelines (EVGs) by removing the exceptions to </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>policyQualifiers</span></code><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> in section 9.7, to align them with the Baseline Requirements (BRs).As result, this ballot changes </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>policyQualifiers</span></code><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> from </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>MUST</span></code><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> to </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>NOT RECOMMENDED</span></code><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> as stated in the TLS Baseline Requirements, resolving a discrepancy introduced by <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcabforum.org%2F2023%2F03%2F17%2Fballot-sc62v2-certificate-profiles-update%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cadrian.mueller%40swisssign.com%7C24f0471edf0c481c722308dc44d6e1c3%7C21322582607f404c82d950ddb1eca5c9%7C1%7C0%7C638460936928728132%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7eJIMnqzhmDhzxCyUfKn%2FMP8oA4d4ppuoj39Cgqn%2Fxk%3D&reserved=0" title="https://cabforum.org/2023/03/17/ballot-sc62v2-certificate-profiles-update/">Ballot SC-62v2</a> between section <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcabforum.org%2Fworking-groups%2Fserver%2Fbaseline-requirements%2Frequirements%2F%2371279-subscriber-certificate-certificate-policies&data=05%7C02%7Cadrian.mueller%40swisssign.com%7C24f0471edf0c481c722308dc44d6e1c3%7C21322582607f404c82d950ddb1eca5c9%7C1%7C0%7C638460936928738216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yLnvxHK8HaWrUMEt0ZtdQZEsC3WbeAmEmyVL0TeDVQ8%3D&reserved=0" 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://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcabforum.org%2Fworking-groups%2Fserver%2Fextended-validation%2Fguidelines%2F%2397-additional-technical-requirements-for-ev-certificates&data=05%7C02%7Cadrian.mueller%40swisssign.com%7C24f0471edf0c481c722308dc44d6e1c3%7C21322582607f404c82d950ddb1eca5c9%7C1%7C0%7C638460936928746307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=a92JDIoZ8rXcTWN0BcyQb46qyM6IUCXB%2FfI1wtdWzUg%3D&reserved=0" 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>The following motion has been proposed by Paul van Brouwershaven (Entrust) and endorsed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) and Iñigo Barreira (Sectigo).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>You can view and comment on the GitHub pull request representing this ballot here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcabforum%2Fservercert%2Fpull%2F490&data=05%7C02%7Cadrian.mueller%40swisssign.com%7C24f0471edf0c481c722308dc44d6e1c3%7C21322582607f404c82d950ddb1eca5c9%7C1%7C0%7C638460936928753286%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5VhwQaNv3VU6ItZHX8heQsq0NcwCu9HNtWCip2XHf%2F8%3D&reserved=0">https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/pull/490</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>--- Motion Begins ---<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>This ballot modifies the “Guidelines for the Issuance and Management of Extended Validation Certificates” (“EV Guidelines”) as follows, based on version 1.8.1:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>MODIFY the Extended Validation Guidelines as specified in the following redline: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcabforum%2Fservercert%2Fcompare%2F8e7fc7d5cac0cc27c44fe2aa88cf45f5606f4b94...7b9bb1dbfd41b1d0459b8a985ed629ad841ce122&data=05%7C02%7Cadrian.mueller%40swisssign.com%7C24f0471edf0c481c722308dc44d6e1c3%7C21322582607f404c82d950ddb1eca5c9%7C1%7C0%7C638460936928759220%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vLM%2FG3dHh%2BiDIlqzP3iq4AzhOA5cJYt60cHfnSXCVrE%3D&reserved=0">https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/8e7fc7d5cac0cc27c44fe2aa88cf45f5606f4b94...7b9bb1dbfd41b1d0459b8a985ed629ad841ce122</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>--- Motion Ends ---<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Discussion (at least 7 days):<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- Start: 2024-03-15 10:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- End no earlier than 2024-03-22 10:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Vote for approval (7 days):<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- Start: TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- End: TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><i>Any email and files/attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for 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