[Servercert-wg] Ballot SC9 v4 – Establish the Validation Subcommittee of the SCWG
Moudrick M. Dadashov
md at ssc.lt
Tue Oct 2 16:34:13 MST 2018
SSC votes: "Yes".
Thanks,
M.D.
On 9/19/2018 6:48 PM, Wayne Thayer via Servercert-wg wrote:
> Here is an updated version of this ballot that will allow the
> Validation WG to continue as a Subcommittee after the October 3rd
> sunset for Legacy Working Groups that is built into our new bylaws. I
> have attempted to incorporate the feedback received on Kirk's earlier
> versions of the ballot into this version. Note that v3 of this ballot
> was never circulated.
>
> I am beginning the discussion period for this ballot immediately in
> hopes that we can get this passed 2 weeks from today and avoid any
> temporary gap in which the Validation Subcommittee does not formally
> exist. I would appreciate it if you would review this ASAP and provide
> any feedback that might require us to restart the discussion period.
>
> =================
> Purpose of Ballot
>
> The Validation Working Group of the CA/Browser Forum will expire on
> October 3, 2018 under the provisions of the new Bylaws adopted in
> Ballot 206. The Server Certificate Working Group wishes to establish
> a Validation Subcommittee pursuant to the provisions of Bylaws Section
> 5.3.1(e). This ballot is based on the language in Ballot 143 which was
> approved by the Forum Members for formally establishing the legacy
> Validation Working Group in 2015:
> https://www.cabforum.org/wiki/143%20-%20Formalization%20of%20validation%20working%20group
>
> The following motion has been proposed by Wayne Thayer of Mozilla and
> endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and Dimitris Zacharopoulos of
> HARICA.
>
> --- MOTION BEGINS ---
>
> The Server Certificate Working Group hereby establishes the Validation
> Subcommittee as an official Subcommittee of the Server Certificate
> Working Group (SCWG).
>
> * Mission: To improve the information validation practices encoded in
> the guidelines maintained by the SCWG.
>
> * End Date: This Subcommittee shall continue until such time as it is
> dissolved by a ballot of the SCWG.
>
> * Initial Chair: Tim Hollebeek shall be the initial Chair of the
> Validation Subcommittee. The Subcommittee may change its Chair and
> may choose and change a Vice Chair from time to time by consensus of
> the Members participating in the Subcommittee.
>
> * Scope: The scope of this Subcommittee is to address issues arising
> under adopted CA/Browser Forum guidelines and requirements related to
> the validation of certificate information and the inclusion of
> information in certificates. The Subcommittee will consider all
> matters relating to the validation and inclusion of information in
> certificates under adopted CA/Browser Forum guidelines and requirements.
>
> * Deliverables: Ballots recommending improvements related to the
> matters that are within the scope of this Subcommittee.
>
> Participation: Any member of the SCWG is eligible and may declare
> their participation in the Validation Subcommittee by requesting to be
> added to the mailing list.
>
> Communication: Subcommittee communications and documents shall be
> posted on mailing lists where the mail-archives are publicly
> accessible. The Subcommittee shall publish minutes of its meetings.
>
> * Effect of SCWG Charter or Forum Bylaws Amendment for Subcommittees:
> In the event the SCWG Charter or the CA/Browser Forum Bylaws is
> amended to add general rules governing Chartered Working Group
> Subcommittees and how they operate (“General Rules”), the provisions
> of the General Rules shall take precedence over this charter.
>
> --- MOTION ENDS ---
>
> The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:
>
> Discussion (7 days)
> Start Time: 2018-09-19, 16:00 UTC
> End Time: 2018-09-26, 16:00 UTC
>
> Vote for approval (7 days)
> Start Time: 2018-09-26, 16:00 UTC
> End Time: 2018-10-03, 16:00 UTC
>
> ================
> Additional Information (not part of ballot)
>
> * Ballot 143 – Formalization of Validation Working Group (approved Feb
> 2015)
> https://www.cabforum.org/wiki/143%20-%20Formalization%20of%20validation%20working%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.
>
>
> * 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.
>
>
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