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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 NO on Ballot SC-74.<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'>The ballot is insufficiently clear about whether punctuation, capitalization, etc have to match exactly, and RFC 3647, which is Informative and was never intended to be used this way, is inconsistent itself in its use of capitalization and punctuation.<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'>There needs to be additional clarity about exactly what the requirements are if we want to do this.<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>Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) via Servercert-wg<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 5, 2024 4:24 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 Begins] Ballot SC-74 - Clarify CP/CPS structure according to RFC 3647<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Voting begins for ballot SC-74.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><h1>SC-74 - Clarify CP/CPS structure according to RFC 3647<o:p></o:p></h1><h2 id=bkmrk-summary>Summary<o:p></o:p></h2><p id=bkmrk-the-tls-baseline-req>The TLS Baseline Requirements require in section 2.2 that:<o:p></o:p></p><p id="bkmrk-%22the-certificate-pol"><em><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>"The Certificate Policy and/or Certification Practice Statement MUST be structured in accordance with RFC 3647 and MUST include all material required by RFC 3647."</span></em><o:p></o:p></p><p id=bkmrk-the-intent-of-this-l>The intent of this language was to ensure that all CAs' CP and/or CPS documents contain a similar structure, making it easier to review and compare against the BRs. However, there was some ambiguity as to the actual structure that CAs should follow. After several discussions in the <a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/lists.cabforum.org/pipermail/servercert-wg/2023-November/004070.html___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzozYzI2MWQxMjUxYTQyZjkzZjc5ZTc2YWM0MDc3NmJhNzo2OjBhNTk6YTQwZDgwNmE5Y2VkY2QwMTc1MTQyYTk2MTIyNTVmODBhNTM0YzIzOTI3MzE2ZDgwMDg3ZmVhMTAyMjcxZGQ2ODpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://lists.cabforum.org/pipermail/servercert-wg/2023-November/004070.html">SCWG Public Mailing List</a> and F2F meetings, it was agreed that more clarity should be added to the existing requirement, pointing to the outline described in section 6 of RFC 3647.<o:p></o:p></p><p id=bkmrk-the-following-motion>The following motion has been proposed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) and endorsed by Aaron Poulsen (Amazon) and Tim Hollebeek (Digicert). <o:p></o:p></p><p id=bkmrk-you-can-view-and-com>You can view the github pull request representing this ballot <a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/github.com/cabforum/servercert/pull/503___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzozYzI2MWQxMjUxYTQyZjkzZjc5ZTc2YWM0MDc3NmJhNzo2OmRmMzM6MDJlYjIwNGZmZjg3NjExOWMzM2IyODU3MjM3NGNjMWU0ZjBhYzExOTRhZmZmZjE5ZjY0OTZmNmU0YTljNmIyYjpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/pull/503">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><h2 id=bkmrk-motion-begins>Motion Begins<o:p></o:p></h2><p id="bkmrk-modify-the-%22baseline">MODIFY the "Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted TLS Server Certificates" based on Version 2.0.4 as specified in the following redline:<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc id="bkmrk-https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fc"><li class=null style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/c4a34fe2292022e0a04ba66b5a85df75907ac2a2...f6a90e2a652fbb7a2d62a976b70f4af3adce8dae___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzozYzI2MWQxMjUxYTQyZjkzZjc5ZTc2YWM0MDc3NmJhNzo2OjQzY2I6YjYyNzliYTI4Y2FlZWVmNjMyYjg3ZGRkZDVlMDg5NjNjZmY2ZjBlZjA0YzE5ZGM0NDllNmQxNGJlYTI0MDIzNzpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/c4a34fe2292022e0a04ba66b5a85df75907ac2a2...f6a90e2a652fbb7a2d62a976b70f4af3adce8dae">https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/c4a34fe2292022e0a04ba66b5a85df75907ac2a2...f6a90e2a652fbb7a2d62a976b70f4af3adce8dae___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzozYzI2MWQxMjUxYTQyZjkzZjc5ZTc2YWM0MDc3NmJhNzo2OmIzOTE6ZDUwNjAwMjUzNmFmM2Y4YzAwNTc2NmVjODkwNWRkYjM4YWY5ODE3NmMzYWI5OTBmOTJkNGZmOWJmODc1MDA4NTp0OkY</a> <o:p></o:p></li></ul><h2 id=bkmrk-motion-ends>Motion Ends<o:p></o:p></h2><p id=bkmrk-this-ballot-proposes>This ballot proposes a Final Maintenance Guideline. The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><h4 id="bkmrk-discussion-%2811%2B-days">Discussion (at least 7 days)<o:p></o:p></h4><ul type=disc id="bkmrk-start-time%3A-2024-01-"><li class=null style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>Start time: 2024-04-25 16:30:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></li><li class=null style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>End time: on or after 2024-05-02 16:30:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></li></ul><h4 id="bkmrk-vote-for-approval-%287">Vote for approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></h4><ul type=disc id="bkmrk-start-time%3A-tbd-end-"><li class=null style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Start time: 2024-05-05 8:30:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></li><li class=null style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>End time: 2024-05-12 8:30:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>