[cabfpub] Ballot Forum-11: Creation of S/MIME Certificates Working Group

[Clint Wilson]

Hi all,

I apologize for not getting this feedback in prior to the end of the Discussion period. I’ve attached a redlined document with comments and proposed changes (though I didn’t update the format to follow the template in the Bylaws). I hope this feedback can still be considered prior to the ballot being submitted for a vote.

Thank you!
-Clint



> On Jan 24, 2020, at 11:39 AM, Tim Hollebeek via Public <public at cabforum.org> wrote:
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> The following ballot is proposed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and endorsed by Wayne Thayer of Mozilla and Adriano Santoni of Actalis.
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> Ballot Forum-11: Creation of S/MIME Certificates Working Group
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> Purpose of the Ballot
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> The CA/Browser Forum recently underwent a two-year long governance reform exercise, modifying the Bylaws to allow the creation of working groups that covered topics other than server certificates.  While originally motivated by the inability to maintain requirements for code signing certificates, it was anticipated from the start that this would also provide an opportunity to create other working groups that could develop and maintain certificate profiles and requirements for other kinds of certificates.  While a number of regional and technical standards exist regarding the creation and issuance of S/MIME certificates, there is no current global forum for certificate authorities and those who consume or use S/MIME certificates to come together and develop and maintain policies and standards for those certificates.  This lack of standards has impeded the adoption and interoperability of S/MIME certificate worldwide.  This ballot would establish a working group chartered to develop and maintain such standards for S/MIME certificates, including but not limited to two important priorities: a uniform certificate profile for the issuance of publicly-trusted S/MIME certificates, and validation requirements for such certificates.
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> -- MOTION BEGINS –
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> Establish S/MIME Certificates Working Group
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> Upon approval of the CAB Forum by ballot in accordance with section 5.3 of the Bylaws, the S/MIME Certificates Working Group (“SMWG”) is created to perform the activities as specified in the attached Charter.
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> — MOTION ENDS—
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> The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:
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> Discussion (7+ days)
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> Start Time: 2020-01-24  14:40:00 EDT
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> End Time: after 2020-01-31 14:40:00 EDT
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> Vote for approval (7 days)
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> Start Time: TBD
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> End Time: TBD
> <SMIME Charter 2020-01-24.docx>_______________________________________________
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