[cabfpub] Pre-Ballot 146 - Convert Baseline Requirements to RFC 3647 Framework

[Jody Cloutier]

I'll endorse.

From: public-bounces at cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces at cabforum.org] On Behalf Of Tim Hollebeek
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 7:49 AM
To: Ben Wilson; CABFPub
Subject: Re: [cabfpub] Pre-Ballot 146 - Convert Baseline Requirements to RFC 3647 Framework

I'll endorse.

From: public-bounces at cabforum.org<mailto:public-bounces at cabforum.org> [mailto:public-bounces at cabforum.org] On Behalf Of Ben Wilson
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:22 AM
To: CABFPub
Subject: [cabfpub] Pre-Ballot 146 - Convert Baseline Requirements to RFC 3647 Framework

Ballot 146 - Convert Baseline Requirements to RFC 3647 Framework
The Certificate Policy Review Working Group was chartered by Ballot 128 to (i) consider existing and proposed standards, (ii) create a list of potential improvements based on the considered standards that improve the existing CAB Forum work product, (iii) evaluate the transition to a 3647 format based on the amount [of work involved]. One deliverable of the CP Review WG was to propose a ballot to improve CA infrastructure based on existing standards and documents and recommend whether to finish the 3647 conversion presented by Jeremy Rowley in January 2014.
The CP Review WG has met and concluded that the best path forward for the Forum is to complete a conversion to the RFC 3647 for the Baseline Requirements with an initial step that merely moves existing content from the Baseline Requirements and the Network and Certificate System Security Requirements into the RFC 3647 format.
Attached is an RFC-3647-formatted Certificate Policy for Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Certificates. Comments embedded in the document contain either the source of the text (for content copied from the Baseline Requirements) or the current text (for provisions incorporated by reference from the Network and Certificate System Security Requirements ("NetSec"). It was decided that it was better to incorporate the NetSec requirements by reference rather than copying and pasting them in. In some limited instances the phrase "these Requirements" has been replaced with "this CP." However, "these Requirements" is mostly left in to preserve consistency with the current Baseline Requirements.
Ben Wilson of DigiCert made the following motion, from and from have endorsed it.
Motion Begins
Be it resolved that the CA / Browser Forum adopts the attached CA/B Forum Certificate Policy v.1.2.5, effective immediately.
Motion Ends
The review period for this ballot shall commence at 2200 UTC on March 2015 and will close at 2200 UTC on March 2015. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review period, the voting period will start immediately thereafter and will close at 2200 UTC on March 2015.
Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread. A vote in favor of the ballot must indicate a clear 'yes' in the response. A vote against the ballot must indicate a clear 'no' in the response. A vote to 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.
Voting members are listed here: https://cabforum.org/members/<http://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=4062&d=oJfs1FQ337JBNrBmkaMIHztPRF8eXo7_K2yd5yqMXg&s=5&u=https%3a%2f%2fcabforum%2eorg%2fmembers%2f>. 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. Quorum is currently nine (9) members- at least nine 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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