[cabfpub] Ballot 169 problem report

Dimitris Zacharopoulos jimmy at it.auth.gr
Sat Sep 10 23:18:44 MST 2016



On 7/9/2016 4:37 μμ, Robin Alden wrote:
>
> Ballot 169 – “Revised Validation Requirements” introduced text into 
> section 3.2.2.4 which refers to section 3.3.1.
>
> “3.2.2.4
>
>>
> Completed confirmations of Applicant authority may be valid for the 
> issuance of multiple certificates over time. In all cases, the 
> confirmation must have been initiated within the time period specified 
> in the relevant requirement (such as Section 3.3.1 of this document) 
> prior to certificate issuance. For purposes of domain validation, the 
> term Applicant includes the Applicant's Parent Company, Subsidiary 
> Company, or Affiliate.
>
> …“
>
> Section 3.3.1 of the BRs now consists only of the section heading, 
> with no body text.
>
> “3.3.1. Identification and Authentication for Routine Re‐key”
>
> The text which was at 3.3.1 in the guidelines when we started working 
> on what became ballot 169 read:
>
> Section 6.3.2 limits the validity period of Subscriber Certificates. 
> The CA MAY use the documents and data
>
> provided in Section 3.2 to verify certificate information, provided 
> that the CA obtained the data or document
>
> from a source specified under Section 3.2 no more than thirty‐nine 
> (39) months prior to issuing the
>
> Certificate.
>
> (taken from version 1.3.0 of the BRs)
>
> That text now appears as the third paragraph of 4.2.1 (Performing 
> Identification and Authentication Functions)
>
> Should we move that text back into 3.3.1, or should we change 3.2.2.4 
> so that the reference points to 4.2.1 instead of pointing to 3.3.1?
>
> Regards
> Robin Alden
>
> Comodo
>

I think the incorrect reference to 3.3.1 is also in 3.2.2.4.6 and 
3.2.2.4.7. Should probably change those as well.

Dimitris.

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