[cabfpub] Proposed motion to modify EV domain verification section

Rich Smith richard.smith at comodo.com
Fri May 3 08:36:17 MST 2013


That's good feedback.  I'm working on a rework of the motion to address the
concerns that have been expressed and will send out a revised motion either
later today or early Monday.

Rich

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> On Behalf Of Steve Roylance
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 11:22 AM
> To: Yngve N. Pettersen
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> Subject: Re: [cabfpub] Proposed motion to modify EV domain verification
> section
> 
> Hi Yngve.
> 
> 
> +1 as this makes good sense and preserves the EV security advantages
> but
> allows us to use the BR breadth of alternatives too.  (It also
> addresses Bruce's concern from his recent post)
> 
> Steve
> 
> On 03/05/2013 13:37, "Yngve N. Pettersen" <yngve at spec-work.net> wrote:
> 
> >On Thu, 02 May 2013 21:22:28 +0200, Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)
> ><eddy_nigg at startcom.org> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On 05/02/2013 09:16 PM, From Rich Smith:
> >>>
> >>> In the interest of simplifying the EV Guidelines and to allow
> >>> uniformity of processes where possible I propose the following
> >>> amendment to the EV Guidelines.  I'm looking for two endorsers.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Do you really consider of these to be sufficient for EV?
> >
> ><snip>
> >
> >Just a general thought: If there is overlap between domain
> verification
> >procedures in the BR and EV, but not complete overlap, with the ones
> >outside the overlap being insufficient for EV, perhaps the way forward
> >would be to separate the procedures that are common for EV and BR out
> >as a separate set of procedures? Then the ones that are not suitable
> >for EV can be specified in a separate subsection.
> >
> >This would of course require editing the BR, as well as the EV
> >guidelines, and would likely require a synchronized version release.
> >This would be more complex, but would accomplish what is being
> >proposed, without reducing the EV security.
> >
> >--
> >Sincerely,
> >Yngve N. Pettersen
> >
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