[cabfpub] Membership Application of Sony

Wayne Thayer wthayer at mozilla.com
Wed Jun 27 17:31:41 UTC 2018


The part that I find unclear is how one becomes a member of the Server
Certificate WG. The charter defines membership criteria but there doesn't
appear to be a process for adding members at the WG level.

On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 10:21 AM Kirk Hall via Public <public at cabforum.org>
wrote:

> Summary based on quotes from my original email to the list:
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> *Original Sony question*: “Can you please describe the bylaw requirement
> of “produces a software product, such as a browser, intended for use by the
> general public for relying upon certificates and is a member of a CWG”?  If
> we produce a hardware product which includes software which relies upon
> (public root) certificates, does that meet the definition of “produces a
> software product”?”
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> *Dean Coclin response*: “Perhaps you can help clarify by stating whether
> or not Sony makes the underlying software that runs in the hardware device
> made by Sony?”
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> *Sony response*: “Limiting the discussion to televisions (the question
> at-hand), they’re based on Android TV then with Sony software on top.  So,
> “does Sony make the software” is yes and no.  But we **do** write the
> software that does the cryptographic signature validation.”
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> Bylaws provide as follows:
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> (a) All Forum members must *** meet at least one of the following
> criteria: ***
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> (*3) Certificate Consumer: The member organization produces a software
> product, such as a browser, intended for use by the general public for
> relying upon certificates* and is a member of a CWG [Chartered Working
> Group, such as the new Server Certificate Working Group]*.*
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> *From:* Ryan Sleevi [mailto:sleevi at google.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 27, 2018 10:13 AM
> *To:* Kirk Hall <Kirk.Hall at entrustdatacard.com>; CABFPub <
> public at cabforum.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [cabfpub] [EXTERNAL]Re: Membership Application of Sony
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> I'm having trouble finding a clear summary of the question from the
> message forwarded.
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> Could you helpfully re-state it?
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> It sounds like the question is "Can we join the Forum without joining a
> CWG" - but that may not be a correct understanding.
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