[cabfpub] Ballot 109 - Create SSL Performance Working Group

Mert ÖZARAR mert.ozarar at gmail.com
Mon Oct 28 05:01:23 MST 2013


TURKTRUST votes YES.

Regards,

Mert



> *From:* public-bounces at cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces at cabforum.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Ben Wilson
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 22, 2013 2:09 AM
> *To:* public at cabforum.org
> *Subject:* Re: [cabfpub] Ballot 109 - Create SSL Performance Working Group
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> One minor amendment was made during the comment period to add the phrase
> “while still providing acceptable levels of security” to the description of
> the proposed working group’s expected work product.  So, unless endorsers
> withdraw their support such that there are fewer than two endorsers, I do
> not see the need to further delay this ballot, and voting will begin at
> 2200 UTC later today.  ****
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> Ballot 109 – Create SSL Performance Working Group****
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> Gervase Markham (Mozilla) made the following motion, endorsed by Rick
> Andrews from Symantec, Richard Wang from WoSign, Ben Wilson from
> DigiCert, and Ryan Hurst from GlobalSign:****
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> --- Motion begins ---****
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> The CAB Forum shall create a Working Group, to be known as the SSL
> Performance Working Group.****
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> Scope: the Working Group shall consider all matters having a bearing on
> software deployments which use SSL and the Web PKI. Examples might include:
> certificate contents, choice of proposed ciphers, webserver configuration,
> and OCSP configuration.****
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> Deliverables: the Working Group shall produce one or more documents giving
> best practice guidance for getting the best performance from a SSL
> deployment which uses the Web PKI while still providing acceptable levels
> of security. The expectation is that such documentation will be submitted
> to the Forum for publication as (a) non-binding Forum document(s).****
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> Expiration Date: the Working Group shall expire twenty-seven months ("one
> EV") from the passing of this resolution, unless extended by a further
> ballot of the Members, such a ballot to specify the extension period and
> any necessarily modifications of the scope and deliverables.****
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> ... Motion ends ...****
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> Voting starts at 2200 UTC on Monday, October 21, 2013.  The voting period
> will close at 2200 UTC on Monday, October 28, 2013.  During this period, if
> the ballot is modified for reasons other than to correct minor
> typographical errors, then the ballot will be deemed to have been withdrawn.
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> Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread.****
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> A vote in favor of the ballot must indicate a clear 'yes' in the response.
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> A vote against the ballot must indicate a clear 'no' in the response. ****
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> A vote to abstain must indicate a clear 'abstain' in the response. ****
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> Unclear responses will not be counted. ****
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> 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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> Voting members are listed here: http://www.cabforum.org/forum.html****
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> In order for the motion to be adopted, two thirds or more of the votes
> cast by members in the CA category and more than one half of the votes cast
> by members in the browser category must be in favor. Also, quorum is
> currently six (6) members-- at least six members must participate in the
> ballot, either by voting in favor, voting against, or by abstaining for the
> vote to be valid.****
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Mert Özarar
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