[cabfpub] Clarification of the "CA" term in the BRs
Dimitris Zacharopoulos
jimmy at it.auth.gr
Wed Oct 19 12:20:55 UTC 2016
After working this topic for quite some time in the Policy Review WG, we
consider it ready to be discussed on the public list and we encourage
members to provide feedback and comments. Here is some information about
the attached document:
1. It is based on the BRs version 1.3.7. We didn't always update to the
latest version because these changes are quite basic and could be
implemented on any latest version of the BRs.
2. At first (almost 6 months back), it was decided that minimal changes
should take place which would make a revision ballot more easily
adopted by the forum. Now, with the new process that requires longer
time for review/adoption than before (for IPR issues), we decided
that we should also provide clarity on the "signing" operations. So,
you will see a more technically accurate language that replaces the
concept of a Certificate being "signed by a CA Certificate". The
language now includes Keys associated with specific Certification
Authority Certificates.
3. This red-lined document does not attempt to solve all problematic
language in the BRs but only the usage of the term "CA" and Keys
associated with CA Certificates. Other clarifications for other
terms will be addressed in the future.
4. We believe that this version, to the best of our knowledge, uses the
term "CA", "Root CA", "Root Certificate" and "Subordinate CA
Certificate" consistently. If you spot an ambiguity we missed,
please let us know.
We don't need to wait for the re-adoption process of the BRs and EV
guidelines in order to discuss this amendment. We hope to complete this
discussion process, prepare a proper ballot and once the re-adoption is
complete, we can officially submit it for review.
You may find for more information and comments on the Policy Review WG
mailing archive <https://cabforum.org/pipermail/policyreview/>. Here
<https://cabforum.org/pipermail/policyreview/2016-October/000341html>is
the latest message on this topic. You are also welcome to comment during
slot #6 (Working Group reports) at the F2F.
Best regards,
Dimitris Zacharopoulos.
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