[cabfpub] Ballot[75] - NameConstraints criticality flag

[Thibault de Valroger]

KEYNECTIS votes YES



De : public-bounces at cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces at cabforum.org] De
la part de Tim Moses
Envoyé : vendredi 25 mai 2012 16:45
À : CABFPub
Objet : [cabfpub] Ballot[75] - NameConstraints criticality flag



Kathleen Wilson made the following motion, and Steve Roylance and Adam
Langley endorsed it.
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Motion begins
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Effective immediately
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Erratum begins
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Delete the following text from the "Subordinate CA Certificate" section of
both the Baseline Requirements Appendix B and EV Guidelines Appendix B:

"All other fields and extensions MUST be set in accordance to RFC 5280."

AND replace it with the following:

"F. nameConstraints (optional)

. If present, this extension SHOULD be marked critical*.

All other fields and extensions MUST be set in accordance to RFC 5280.

* Non-critical Name Constraints are an exception to RFC 5280 that MAY be
used until the Name Constraints extension is supported by Application
Software Suppliers whose software is used by a substantial portion of
Relying Parties worldwide."
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Erratum ends
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The ballot review period comes into effect at 21:00 UTC on May 25, 2012
and will close at 21:00 UTC on June 1, 2012. Unless the motion is
withdrawn during the review period, the voting period will start
immediately thereafter and will close at 21:00 UTC on June 8, 2012. Votes
must be cast by "reply all" to this email.

A vote in favor of the motion must indicate a clear 'yes' in the response.
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abstain must indicate a clear 'abstain' in the response. Unclear responses
will not be counted. The latest vote received from any representative of a
voting member before the close of the voting period will be counted.
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Motion ends
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