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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:11.0pt'>DigiCert votes YES on SC-72.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>-Tim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span 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> Monday, March 25, 2024 8:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> CA/B Forum Server Certificate WG Public Discussion List <servercert-wg@cabforum.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Servercert-wg] [Voting 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).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>--- Motion Begins ---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>MODIFY the Extended Validation Guidelines as specified in the following redline: <a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/8e7fc7d5cac0cc27c44fe2aa88cf45f5606f4b94...7b9bb1dbfd41b1d0459b8a985ed629ad841ce122___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzo5ZWNiOGQ5OWY2ZjA2ODFmODUxOWZiNmVkMzY5ZTE0ZTo2OjJkZjI6NmVjMWViYTI0MzUyNzllNGM0MmQ4MDc0Mjg3NjhkYWEwM2E1YWI4MmUyZWIyZTg1YzQ5MWY1MzMwZjM4MGYyYjpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/8e7fc7d5cac0cc27c44fe2aa88cf45f5606f4b94...7b9bb1dbfd41b1d0459b8a985ed629ad841ce122">https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/8e7fc7d5cac0cc27c44fe2aa88cf45f5606f4b94...7b9bb1dbfd41b1d0459b8a985ed629ad841ce122</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>--- Motion Ends ---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Discussion (at least 7 days):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- Start: 2024-03-15 10:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- End no earlier than 2024-03-22 10:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Vote for approval (7 days):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- Start: <span style='background:white'>2024-03-25 12:00 UTC</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>- End: <span style='background:white'>2024-04-01 12:00 UTC</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Any email and files/attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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