[cabfpub] RFC5280-related Ballot - For Discussion

Ryan Sleevi sleevi at google.com
Mon Apr 10 19:33:47 UTC 2017


That's an interesting take. I read the same discussions and took quite the
opposite conclusion.

On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 3:23 PM, Ben Wilson via Public <public at cabforum.org>
wrote:

> All,
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> I’ve posted the proposal to the PKIX list and haven’t heard sufficient
> opposition on that list, IMHO, that would merit holding up this proposed
> revision to the Baseline Requirements.  I need two endorsers for a ballot.
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> Thanks,
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> Ben
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> *From:* Ryan Sleevi [mailto:sleevi at google.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, April 3, 2017 9:59 AM
> *To:* CA/Browser Forum Public Discussion List <public at cabforum.org>
> *Cc:* Ben Wilson <ben.wilson at digicert.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [cabfpub] RFC5280-related Ballot - For Discussion
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> For those who want to understand why the IETF rejected this change, the
> thread begins at
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> https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/pkix/MJwKL1lqRDuEAhqQ1Ydb5eWBSIs/?
> qid=ace7ed4844045716922706d6a80b0747
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> You can also see https://datatracker.ietf.org/liaison/376/ and the
> discussion at https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/pkix/current/
> msg02361.html
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> This was reviewed prior to the production of 5280 - that is, it was known
> at the time 5280 was produced, and was decided not to adopt - see
> https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/pkix/current/msg02357.html and
> https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/pkix/current/msg02336.html
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> On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 11:22 AM, Ben Wilson via Public <
> public at cabforum.org> wrote:
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> Here is a redlined version of sections 7.1.4.2.1 and 7.1.4.2.2 of the
> Baseline Requirements which proposes amendments to the way the Baseline
> Requirements handle the maximum length for subjectAltName, commonName and
> organizationName and also clarifies the use of the underscore character.
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