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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Ballot SMC05: Adoption of CAA for S/MIME<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 to introduce the use of Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) Processing for Email Addresses as defined in RFC 9495. It also includes minor typographic corrections.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The following motion has been proposed by Corey Bonnell of DigiCert and endorsed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA and Ben Wilson of Mozilla.<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 Version 1.0.2 of the “Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted S/MIME Certificates” (“S/MIME Baseline Requirements”) resulting in Version 1.0.3.<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 <a href="https://github.com/cabforum/smime/compare/5fb2a7ee94d1c5684d5f32af11572e8c10cd2f8c...1fbbdc8f908e6eba779b4ea0de1cbfd20e156c3a">https://github.com/cabforum/smime/compare/5fb2a7ee94d1c5684d5f32af11572e8c10cd2f8c...1fbbdc8f908e6eba779b4ea0de1cbfd20e156c3a</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: Wednesday January 3, 2024 18:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>End Time: not before Wednesday January 10, 2024 18:00 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: TBD 2024 17:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>End Time: TBD 2024 17:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>IPR Review (30 days)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:JA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>