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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121">eMudhra votes "yes" to ballot SC-72</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Servercert-wg <servercert-wg-bounces@cabforum.org> on behalf of Paul van Brouwershaven via Servercert-wg <servercert-wg@cabforum.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, 15 March 2024 at 4:01 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">This ballot updates the TLS Extended Validation Guidelines (EVGs) by removing the exceptions to
</span><code><span style="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;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> in section 9.7, to align them with
the Baseline Requirements (BRs).As result, this ballot changes </span><code><span style="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;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> from
</span><code><span style="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;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> to
</span><code><span style="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;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">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> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">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> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">- Start: 2024-03-15 10:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">- End no earlier than 2024-03-22 10:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Vote for approval (7 days):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">- End: TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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