[cabfpub] Ballot 119 - Remove "OfIncorporation" from OID descriptions in EVG 9.2.5
Moudrick M. Dadashov
md at ssc.lt
Wed Mar 19 11:08:27 MST 2014
SSC votes: "Yes".
Thanks,
M.D.
On 3/9/2014 8:55 PM, Ben Wilson wrote:
>
> *Ballot 119 - Remove "OfIncorporation" from OID descriptions in EVG 9.2.5*
>
> Rob Stradling of Comodo made the following motion, and Ben Wilson from
> DigiCert and Chema López González from AC Firmaprofesional S.A. have
> endorsed it.
>
> The EV Guidelines require certificates to include the jurisdiction
> where the Subject has registered or incorporated. Subsection 9.2.5 of
> the EV Guidelines is titled, "Subject Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
> Registration Field". However, the OID names provided in that section
> use the string "OfIncorporation", which is overly specific and might
> be considered misleading, because not all business entities with EV
> certificates are corporations. Therefore, the string
> "OfIncorporation" should be deleted from these OID names.
>
> *Motion Begins*
>
> DELETE the string "OfIncorporation" from the OID names in the three
> certificate fields in Section 9.2.5 (Subject Jurisdiction of
> Incorporation or Registration Field) so that the section, as amended,
> will read as follows:
>
> Certificate fields:
>
> Locality (if required):
>
> subject:jurisdictionLocalityName (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.1)
>
> ASN.1 - X520LocalityName as specified in RFC 5280
>
> State or province (if required):
>
> subject:jurisdictionStateOrProvinceName (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2)
>
> ASN.1 - X520StateOrProvinceName as specified in RFC 5280
>
> Country:
>
> subject:jurisdictionCountryName (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3)
>
> ASN.1 -- X520countryName as specified in RFC 5280
>
> Required/Optional: Required
>
> Contents: These fields MUST NOT contain information that is not
> relevant to the level of the Incorporating Agency or Registration
> Agency. For example, the Jurisdiction of Incorporation for an
> Incorporating Agency or Jurisdiction of Registration for a
> Registration Agency that operates at the country level MUST include
> the country information but MUST NOT include the state or province or
> locality information. Similarly, the jurisdiction for the applicable
> Incorporating Agency or Registration Agency at the state or province
> level MUST include both country and state or province information, but
> MUST NOT include locality information. And, the jurisdiction for the
> applicable Incorporating Agency or Registration Agency at the locality
> level MUST include the country and state or province information,
> where the state or province regulates the registration of the entities
> at the locality level, as well as the locality information. Country
> information MUST be specified using the applicable ISO country code.
> State or province or locality information (where applicable) for the
> Subject's Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Registration MUST be
> specified using the full name of the applicable jurisdiction.
>
> *Motion Ends*
>
> The review period for this ballot shall commence at 2200 UTC on
> Monday, 10 March 2014, and will close at 2200 UTC on Monday, 17 March
> 2014. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review period, the
> voting period will start immediately thereafter and will close at 2200
> UTC on Monday, 24 March 2014. Votes must be cast by posting an on-list
> reply to this thread.
>
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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 greater than 50% of the votes
> cast by members in the browser category must be in favor. Also, at
> least six members must participate in the ballot, either by voting in
> favor, voting against, or abstaining.
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