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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Following active discussion relating to suspension for leaf certificates by the WG, it was agreed to document the use of suspension for the Legacy and Multipurpose certificate generations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There were arguments regarding the appropriateness of certificateHold in the context of S/MIME, and its effectiveness in the face of limited client support.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, suspension is permitted by some other standards and regulations, and is used by CAs for S/MIME-capable certificates in some regions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is likely that future ballots may further amend these Requirements relating to suspension.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A draft of the changes may be found at <a href="https://github.com/cabforum/smime/commit/347eb1b93e1ac5b2ceb13692ce958b6ebd5af5ff">
https://github.com/cabforum/smime/commit/347eb1b93e1ac5b2ceb13692ce958b6ebd5af5ff</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, Stephen<o:p></o:p></p>
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