[cabfpub] Ballot SC9 – Conversion of Validation and NetSec Working Groups to SCWG Subcommittees

Tim Hollebeek tim.hollebeek at digicert.com
Thu Sep 13 01:06:54 UTC 2018


Thanks for taking the time to write this, Kirk.  I'll endorse.

-Tim

From: Public <public-bounces at cabforum.org> On Behalf Of Kirk Hall via Public
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Subject: [cabfpub] Ballot SC9 - Conversion of Validation and NetSec Working
Groups to SCWG Subcommittees

 

I am proposing the following ballot - are there two endorsers?  If we move
soon on this, we can get this ballot approved before October 3, and there
will be no lapse for these two Subcommittees.  

 

(Note: I considered also converting the Governance Change Working Group to a
Subcommittee, but it doesn't belong as a Subcommittee of the SCWG, and our
Bylaws do not permit Subcommittees of the Forum itself.  Also, Dimitris and
Ben seem not to want to convert the Policy Working Group to a Subcommittee
of the SCWG, so I have not included that.)

 

Ballot SC9 - Conversion of Validation and NetSec Working Groups to SCWG
Subcommittees

 

Purpose of Ballot: 

 

All Working Groups of the Forum will expire on October 3, 2018.  Bylaws
Sections 5.3.1(e) and 5.3.4 allow any "Legacy" Working Groups ("LWG") in
existence when Bylaws v.1.9 was approved by the Forum to be converted to a
Subcommittee of a Chartered Working Group pursuant to the procedures of
Bylaws Section 5.3.1(e).  

 

The Server Certificate Working Group wishes to convert the existing
Validation Working Group and Network Security Working Group of the Forum
into Subcommittees of the Server Certificate Working Group.

 

--- MOTION BEGINS ---

 

In accordance with Bylaws 5.3.1(e) and 5.3.4, the Server Certificate Working
Group (SCWG) hereby converts the following Legacy Working Groups of the
CA/Browser Forum (CABF) to Subcommittees of the SCWG, effective upon
approval of this ballot.  The current Chairs of the Legacy Working Groups
shall become the initial Chairs of the SCWG Subcommittees.  There shall be
no expiry date for either SCWG Subcommittee.

 

1. The Validation Working Group of the CABF is converted to the Validation
Subcommittee of the SCWG.

 

2. The Network Security Working Group of the CABF is converted to the
Network Security Subcommittee of the SCWG.

 

--- MOTION ENDS ---

 

The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:

 

Discussion (7 days)

Start Time: 2018-09-xx, 7:00 am Eastern Time

End Time: 2018-09-xx, 7:00 am Eastern Time

 

Vote for approval (7 days)

Start Time: 2018-09-xx, 7:00 am Eastern Time

End Time: 2018-09-xx, 7:00 am Eastern Time

 

 

***

Additional Information

 

Ballot 143 - Formalization of Validation Working Group (approved Feb 2015)

https://www.cabforum.org/wiki/143%20-%20Formalization%20of%20validation%20wo
rking%20group

 

The CA-Browser Forum formally establishes the Validation Working Group as an
official working group of the CAB Forum, replacing the previous informal EV
working group. The scope of this working group is to address issues arising
under adopted CAB Forum standards related to the validation of certificate
information and the inclusion of information in certificates.

 

Scope: The Validation Working Group will consider all matters relating to
the validation and inclusion of information in certificates under adopted
CAB Forum guidelines.

 

Deliverables: The Working Group shall produce one or more documents offering
options to the Forum for validation within the scope defined above.

 

Ballot 203 - Formation of Network Security Working Group (approved June
2017)

https://www.cabforum.org/wiki/203%20-%20Formation%20of%20Network%20Security%
20Working%20Group 

 

Scope

1. Consider options for revising, replacing or scrapping the Network
Security Guidelines.

Deliverables

1. A report with one or more proposals for the future of the Network
Security Guidelines.

2. For proposals involving replacement, details of the availability and
applicability of the proposed alternative, and what modifications if any
would be needed to it in order to make it suitable for use.

3. For proposals involving revision, details of the revisions that are
deemed necessary and how the document will be kept current in the future.

4. For proposals involving scrapping, an explanation of why this is
preferable to either of the other two options.

5. If there are multiple proposals, optionally a recommendation as to which
one to pursue and an associated timeline.

6. A form of ballot or ballots to implement any recommendations.

 

Expiry

The Working Group shall expire once the deliverables have been completed, or
on 2018-06-19, whichever happens first. The expiry date given above shall be
automatically postponed by 1 year on 2018-05-19 ("postponement date") and
each anniversary of the postponement date thereafter unless three or more
members separately or jointly request on the Public Mail List, within one
month prior to a particular postponement date, that expiry of this Working
Group not be postponed in that instance.

 

Bylaws v1.9

 

5.3.1 Formation of Chartered Working Groups

(e) CWGs may establish any number of subcommittees within its own Working
Group to address any of such CWG's business (each, a "Subcommittee"). A
CWG-created Subcommittee needs to be approved by the CWG itself according to
the approval process set forth in the CWG charter, but approval of the Forum
is not necessary. Subcommittees must exist under an approved CWG.

 

5.3.4 Legacy Working Groups

Any "Legacy" Working Groups ("LWG") in existence when this Bylaws v.1.8 is
approved by the Forum shall have the option of (a) converting to a
Subcommittee under a CWG pursuant to Section 5.3.1(e), (b) immediately
terminating, or (c) continuing in effect without change for 6 months
following such approval. For an LWG to continue beyond such 6 months, it
must have a charter approved as described in Section 5.3.1 above, as if it
was a new Working Group.

 

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