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    Thank you both. From my standpoint, in this particular example and
    Clint's additional context, it could go both ways. At the end of the
    day, as long as the language is clear and unambiguous, it can be
    placed in any part of the document :) <br>
    <br>
    In order to maintain strict RFC 2119 conformance, the definition of
    the Random Value must include the words MUST/SHALL for the 112 bits
    of entropy and similarly in other parts of the document. I don't
    think anyone can challenge the existing requirement as written, but
    this is a technicality that could be fixed throughout the document
    in a clean-up ballot. The expectations/results would be exactly the
    same, but the output style will be more compatible with RFC 2119.<br>
    <br>
    Dimitris.<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 28/8/2024 11:57 μ.μ., Tim Hollebeek
      wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">That’s a
            fair point, and thank you for the additional discussion.
            There is in fact a large grey area between black and white,
            as there usually is.<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 reason
            this one crossed the line into a normative requirement for
            me was largely because it defined a Date of Formation, and
            then was talking about how that date should be formatted
            (which requires usage and context), which I personally think
            is clearly outside the boundaries of what a Date of
            Formation *<b>is</b>*.<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  gray
            area is exactly where you describe, where there can be
            disagreements about what is an essential property of a
            thing, and what are requirements around a thing. For
            example, if you had written:<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">Date of
            Formation: A ten character string that specifies the date
            where a Legal Entity was first recognized by the
            jurisdiction in which it was created or formed, in the form
            of a </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">complete
            representation of an extended format calendar date
            (“YYYY-MM-DD”) in ISO 8601.</span><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt"><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">Then that
            clearly defines a thing. I don’t like defining it that way,
            but it works. We’re now defining a string, and
            characterizing its contents independently of any
            requirements of how it gets used. The definition is
            self-contained and the world is good again. Sort of.<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">Forward and
            up,<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>
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              <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">
                  Clint Wilson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:clintw@apple.com"><clintw@apple.com></a> <br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 28, 2024 4:25 PM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> Tim Hollebeek
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tim.hollebeek@digicert.com"><tim.hollebeek@digicert.com></a><br>
                  <b>Cc:</b> CABforum3 <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:validation@cabforum.org"><validation@cabforum.org></a>;
                  Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA)
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dzacharo@harica.gr"><dzacharo@harica.gr></a><br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [cabf_validation] Proposed ballot
                  on improving Registration Number language in EVGs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">This is helpful. <o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">To be clear, I agree that normative
              requirements should be avoided in definitions, however
              based on your response to this proposed definition change,
              it’s also clear there’s some difference of opinion on what
              counts as (or doesn’t) a normative requirement. For
              example, what sections of the (T/S/CS)BRs constitute the
              body of the document? Is it just Section 1.6 that should
              be void of normative requirements? Should normative
              requirements be pulled out of Section 1 entirely? Since we
              don’t introduce RFC 2119 language until Section 1.6.4,
              does that mean all uses of those terms in prior sections
              are incorrect in some way? How would such a shift impact
              maintainability of the document, for example in a scenario
              where a defined term has its requirements pulled into a
              separate section, but then a later usage of that term
              doesn’t remember to include these “extra” properties of
              the term as used in a specific section?<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">When I think of a definition, I
                  assume two basic components: the term being defined
                  and the exact meaning of a word, including the
                  properties, attributes, or characteristics that term
                  and meaning encompass. For example, I don’t see the
                  definition of Random Value as containing normative
                  requirements; rather, it’s describing that in order
                  for a random value to <i>be</i> a random value, it
                  needs to exhibit 112 bits of entropy. Is there a
                  “MUST” implied in the requirement that the Reliable
                  Method of Communication be verified by the CA? Should
                  Wildcard Domain Name not specify the unicode character
                  codes of the defined characters?<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">When I think about pulling
                  normative requirements out of definitions, I’m
                  thinking more of terms like Request Token (because it
                  does clearly espouse sets of interacting requirements
                  and options) and Authorization Domain Name (because
                  the concept is complex enough to warrant expansion in
                  the context of its use rather than solely within the
                  definition). <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">My suggestion of including the
                  format in the definition for Date of Formation was
                  intended to convey that this formatting is an
                  intrinsic property of the thing being defined. Moving
                  that down into the profile section is completely
                  acceptable to me. The related suggestion that this
                  property of the defined term is a requirement that <i>can't</i>
                  be included in a definition has me confused about the
                  actual expected outcome to <span style="color:black">the
                    content, organization, and accessibility of the BRs
                    if that </span>statement is applied at face value.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">-Clint<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                      <o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">On Aug 27, 2024, at 9:58<span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM, Tim
                          Hollebeek <<a
                            href="mailto:tim.hollebeek@digicert.com"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">tim.hollebeek@digicert.com</a>>
                          wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-size:11.0pt">My opinion is
                              that all requirements need to be stated in
                              RFC 2119 language and be present in the
                              body of the document in order to be
                              treated as normative requirements. That
                              should be an uncontroversial view. I
                              suspect our auditor friends have a similar
                              view. I don’t think it’s a particularly
                              hard line or strict view, it’s just what’s
                              necessary to prevent ambiguity as to what
                              the requirements are.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-size:11.0pt">I would be fine
                              with once in the section. Something along
                              the lines of “The Date of Formation MUST
                              be formatted according to the complete
                              representation of an extended format
                              calendar date in ISO 8601 (i.e.
                              YYYY-MM-DD; e.g. 0001-01-01).”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                              style="font-size:11.0pt">-Tim</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
                                    class="apple-converted-space"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Clint
                                    Wilson <<a
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                                      class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                                    <b>Sent:</b><span
                                      class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday,
                                    August 27, 2024 9:06 AM<br>
                                    <b>To:</b><span
                                      class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Tim
                                    Hollebeek <<a
href="mailto:tim.hollebeek@digicert.com" moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">tim.hollebeek@digicert.com</a>>;
                                    CABforum3 <<a
href="mailto:validation@cabforum.org" moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">validation@cabforum.org</a>><br>
                                    <b>Cc:</b><span
                                      class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Dimitris
                                    Zacharopoulos (HARICA) <<a
                                      href="mailto:dzacharo@harica.gr"
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                    <b>Subject:</b><span
                                      class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Re:
                                    [cabf_validation] Proposed ballot on
                                    improving Registration Number
                                    language in EVGs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal">Hi Tim,<o:p></o:p></p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal">I think including the
                                format of this specific date type in the
                                definition is totally reasonable, given
                                that it’s not applicable to any other
                                date types and so can very much exist
                                intrinsically as part of the definition.
                                That is, I don’t agree with the
                                seemingly hard line you’re drawing in
                                your statement — and, even moreso, I
                                don’t believe such a statement is backed
                                by consensus within the Forum so I also
                                don’t want it construed as more than
                                your opinion, as indeed is my above
                                statement that it can be part of the
                                definition.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal">All that said, I do
                                agree putting it in-line in the EVGs
                                would work just fine too. Are you then
                                imagining we would repeat this format
                                requirement alongside each of the four
                                times the term is used in 7.1.4.2.5 or
                                just state it once somewhere in that
                                section? Do you have some example text
                                you can provide to show what you’re
                                proposing as an alternative approach?<o:p></o:p></p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal">-Clint<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal">On Aug 26,
                                      2024, at 10:32<span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM, Tim
                                      Hollebeek via Validation <<a
href="mailto:validation@cabforum.org" moz-do-not-send="true"
                                        class="moz-txt-link-freetext">validation@cabforum.org</a>>
                                      wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                          style="font-size:11.0pt">This
                                          is a requirement, and any
                                          requirements around how dates
                                          should be formatted need to be
                                          stated as such in the
                                          appropriate profile section.
                                          It MUST NOT be stated in the
                                          definition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Validation
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class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Dimitris Zacharopoulos
                                                (HARICA) via Validation<br>
                                                <b>Sent:</b><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, August 23, 2024 2:26 AM<br>
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                                                <b>Subject:</b><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [cabf_validation] Proposed
                                                ballot on improving
                                                Registration Number
                                                language in EVGs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                          <p class="MsoNormal">On
                                            16/8/2024 2:53 π.μ., Clint
                                            Wilson via Validation wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Hi Corey,<span
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal">Overall
                                              this seems like a good
                                              improvement to clarity of
                                              the current expectations
                                              related to these sections
                                              of the EVGs, reflecting
                                              the predominant approach
                                              to populating the
                                              subject:serialNumber field
                                              for EV TLS certificates. I
                                              do think it would be
                                              valuable to standardize on
                                              a date format (admittedly
                                              somewhat because it feels
                                              like a missed opportunity
                                              to not do so). What about
                                              something like modifying
                                              the newly added
                                              definition:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                              <p class="MsoNormal">**Date
                                                of Formation**: The date
                                                on which a Legal Entity
                                                is first recognized by
                                                the jurisdiction in
                                                which it was created or
                                                formed. The date is
                                                formatted according to
                                                the complete
                                                representation of an
                                                extended format calendar
                                                date in ISO 8601 (i.e.
                                                YYYY-MM-DD; e.g.
                                                0001-01-01).<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                          Hi Clint,<br>
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                                          I'm in favor of examples where
                                          they help avoid unintended
                                          mistakes, so I would support
                                          adding something like "e.g.
                                          2000-12-31" to make it
                                          abundantly clear where the
                                          month and day is supposed to
                                          be represented.<br>
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                                          Thanks,<br>
                                          Dimitris.<br>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal">The
                                              parenthetical is probably
                                              too much, but you get the
                                              idea. And then the three
                                              instances of "in any one
                                              of the common date
                                              formats” could just be
                                              deleted.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                                    Aug 9, 2024, at 8:55<span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM, Corey
                                                    Bonnell via
                                                    Validation<span
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href="mailto:validation@cabforum.org" moz-do-not-send="true"><validation@cabforum.org></a>wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt">Some time ago, I presented [1] a ballot
                                                        proposal on
                                                        improving the
                                                        requirements for
                                                        the Registration
                                                        Number value in
                                                        the EVGs. Here
                                                        is the current
                                                        proposal:<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/main...CBonnell:servercert:govt-entity-serial-number"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#467886">https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/main...CBonnell:servercert:govt-entity-serial-number</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                                        there was a
                                                        desire to
                                                        explore
                                                        standardizing
                                                        date formats for
                                                        the Date of
                                                        Formation. Is
                                                        this something
                                                        that we would
                                                        like to see
                                                        added to the
                                                        ballot? For the
                                                        sake of
                                                        minimizing scope
                                                        of the ballot,
                                                        I’m in favor of
                                                        moving forward
                                                        without such a
                                                        requirement, but
                                                        will certainly
                                                        be happy to
                                                        incorporate if
                                                        there are strong
                                                        feelings that
                                                        such a
                                                        requirement
                                                        should be added
                                                        in this ballot.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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href="https://lists.cabforum.org/pipermail/validation/2024-July/001997.html"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#467886">https://lists.cabforum.org/pipermail/validation/2024-July/001997.html</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
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href="https://lists.cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/validation"
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#467886">https://lists.cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/validation</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                      <pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre>
                                      <pre>Validation mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre>
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