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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The voting period for Ballot SMC04 has started. Votes must be cast on the SMCWG public list and in accordance with the Charter and By-Laws.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Voting on SMC04 concludes on 08 November 2023 at 17:00 UTC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, Stephen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Ballot SMC04: Addition of ETSI TS 119 411-6 to audit standards<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Purpose of Ballot:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The ballot proposes changes to the S/MIME Baseline Requirements, and in others to make corrections. The affected sections include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Clarify the Revisions table in section 1.2.1 to more clearly differentiate the effective date (publication of the version) from additional compliance dates; and<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Add ETSI TS 119 411-6 as an audit criteria in Sections 1.6.3, 8.4, and 8.6.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The following motion has been proposed by Stephen Davidson of DigiCert and endorsed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA and Paul van Brouwershaven of Entrust.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>— MOTION BEGINS —<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">This ballot modifies the “Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted S/MIME Certificates” (“S/MIME Baseline Requirements”) resulting in Version 1.0.2.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The proposed modifications to the S/MIME Baseline Requirements may be found at
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/github.com/cabforum/smime/compare/241e92cde85c25d7e0d4a5c70118ecadacd4d72b...c6916c7156a711b59f8e6790ff0ee0fedb7bd270___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzo2MDg0MTBlZjRlYWM5Y2U1M2NkNDQ5ZTJiMWQ0NzQ4Zjo2OmVkZDY6OWIxMzRkZmNlZTRjZTA2OTZlNDBhYzczMmEyYmQ3ZWRhYWI0MjJiNmNmODdkMjQwYzUyNzBmNzYwMjBhOGJmNzpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://github.com/cabforum/smime/compare/241e92cde85c25d7e0d4a5c70118ecadacd4d72b...c6916c7156a711b59f8e6790ff0ee0fedb7bd270">https://github.com/cabforum/smime/compare/241e92cde85c25d7e0d4a5c70118ecadacd4d72b...c6916c7156a711b59f8e6790ff0ee0fedb7bd270</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The SMCWG Chair or Vice-Chair is permitted to update the Relevant Dates and Version Number of the S/MIME Baseline Requirements to reflect final dates.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>— MOTION ENDS —<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">This ballot proposes a Final Maintenance Guideline. The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Discussion (7 days)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Start Time: October 25, 2023 17:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">End Time: November 1, 2023 17:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Vote for approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Start Time: November 1, 2023 17:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">End Time: November 8, 2023 17:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
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