[cabfpub] Ballot 109 - Create SSL Performance Working Group
Dean Coclin
Dean_Coclin at symantec.com
Thu Oct 24 16:50:39 UTC 2013
Symantec votes YES.
Dean Coclin
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From: public-bounces at cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces at cabforum.org] On Behalf Of Gervase Markham
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 7:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [cabfpub] Ballot 109 - Create SSL Performance Working Group
Mozilla votes YES, drawing attention to the voting deadline of 2200 UTC on Monday, October 28, 2013 (in four days time).
Gerv
On 21/10/13 18:09, Ben Wilson wrote:
> 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 PKIwhile 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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