[cabfpub] Ballot 151

Mon Sep 14 19:11:01 UTC 2015

Due to the confusion as to the voting period on ballot 150, it failed for
lack of quorum. We are therefore submitting this as a new ballot. The
discussion period begins today followed by voting per the schedule below.
We believe we have captured all the comments but if you have others, please
feel free to remark.

Ballot 151- Revised Addition of Optional OIDs for Indicating Level of
Validation

 The following motion has been proposed by Dean Coclin of Symantec and
endorsed by Jeremy Rowley of Digicert and Kirk Hall of Trend Micro.

-- MOTION BEGINS -

1)      Modify section 1.2 of Baseline Requirements as follows:

1.2 Document Name and Identification

This certificate policy (CP) contains the requirements for the issuance and
management of publicly‐trusted SSL certificates, as adopted by the
CA/Browser Forum.

The following Certificate Policy identifiers are reserved for use by CAs as
an optional means of asserting compliance with this CP (OID arc
2.23.140.1.2) as follows:

{joint‐iso‐itu‐t(2) international‐organizations(23) ca‐browser‐
forum(140) certificate‐policies(1) baseline‐ requirements(2) domain‐
validated(1)} (2.23.140.1.2.1);

{joint‐iso‐itu‐t(2) international‐organizations(23) ca‐browser‐
forum(140) certificate‐policies(1) baseline‐ requirements(2)
organization-validated(2)} (2.23.140.1.2.2) and

{joint‐iso‐itu‐t(2) international‐organizations(23) ca‐browser‐
forum(140) certificate‐policies(1) baseline‐ requirements(2)
individual-validated(3)} (2.23.140.1.2.3).

2)      Modify section 7.1.6.1 of the Baseline Requirements as follows:

7.1.6.1. Reserved Certificate Policy Identifiers

This section describes the content requirements for the Root CA, Subordinate
CA, and Subscriber Certificates, as they relate to the identification of
Certificate Policy.

The following Certificate Policy identifiers are reserved for use by CAs as
an optional means of asserting compliance with these Requirements as
follows:

{joint‐iso‐itu‐t(2) international‐organizations(23) ca‐browser‐
forum(140) certificate‐policies(1) baseline‐requirements(2) domain‐
validated(1)} (2.23.140.1.2.1), if the Certificate complies with these
Requirements but lacks Subject Identity Information that is verified in
accordance with either Section 3.2.2.1 or Section 3.2.3.

If the Certificate asserts the policy identifier of 2.23.140.1.2.1, then it
MUST NOT include organizationName, givenName, surname, streetAddress,
localityName, stateOrProvinceName, or postalCode in the Subject field.

{joint‐iso‐itu‐t(2) international‐organizations(23) ca‐browser‐
forum(140) certificate‐policies(1) baseline‐requirements(2)
organization-validated(2)} (2.23.140.1.2.2), if the Certificate complies
with these Requirements and includes Subject Identity Information that is
verified in accordance with Section 3.2.2.1.

{joint‐iso‐itu‐t(2) international‐organizations(23) ca‐browser‐
forum(140) certificate‐policies(1) baseline‐requirements(2)
individual-validated(3)} (2.23.140.1.2.3), if the Certificate complies with
these Requirements and includes Subject Identity Information that is
verified in accordance with Section 3.2.3.

If the Certificate asserts the policy identifier of 2.23.140.1.2.2, then it
MUST also include organizationName, localityName (to the extent such field
is required under Section 7.1.4.2.2), stateOrProvinceName (to the extent
such field is required under Section 7.1.4.2.2), and countryName in the
Subject field. If the Certificate asserts the policy identifier of 2.23.140.
1.2.3, then it MUST also include (i) either organizationName or givenName
and surname, (ii) localityName (to the extent such field is required under
Section 7.1.4.2.2), (iii) stateOrProvinceName (to the extent required under
Section 7.1.4.2.2), and (iv) countryName in the Subject field.

3)      Modify the definition of “EV OID” in the EV Guidelines as follows:

EV OID: An identifying number, in the form of an “object identifier,” that
is included in the certificatePolicies field of a certificate that: (i)
indicates which CA policy statement relates to that certificate, and (ii) is
either the CA/Browser Forum EV policy identifier or a  policy identifier
that, by pre-agreement with one or more Application Software Supplier, marks
the certificate as being an EV Certificate.

4)      Modify Section 9.3.2 of the EV Guidelines as follows:

Each EV Certificate issued by the CA to a Subscriber MUST contain a policy
identifier that is either defined by these Guidelines or the CA in the
certificate’s certificatePolicies extension that: (i) indicates which CA
policy statement relates to that Certificate, (ii) asserts the CA’s
adherence to and compliance with these Guidelines, and (iii), is either the
CA/Browser Forum’s EV policy identifier or a policy identifier that, by
pre-agreement with the Application Software Supplier, marks the Certificate
as being an EV Certificate.

The following Certificate Policy identifier is the CA/Browser Forum’s EV
policy identifier:

{joint‐iso‐itu‐t(2) international‐organizations(23) ca‐browser‐
forum(140) certificate‐policies(1) ev-guidelines (1) } (2.23.140.1.1), if
the Certificate complies with these Guidelines.

If the ballot passes, the custodian of the Forum OIDs will be instructed to
obtain the new OID for IV as indicated above.

-- MOTION ENDS -

The review period for this ballot shall commence at 2200 UTC on Monday,
September 14, 2015, and will close at 2200 UTC on Monday, September 21,
2015. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review period, the voting
period will start immediately thereafter and will close at 2200 UTC on
Monday, September 28, 2015. Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply
to this thread.

A vote in favor of the motion must indicate a clear 'yes' in the response. A
vote against 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/>
https://cabforum.org/members/

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. Quorum is currently nine
(9) members- at least nine members must participate in the ballot, either by
voting in favor, voting against, or abstaining.

Dean Coclin

Chair CA/B Forum

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