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CA/Browser Forum adopts Bylaws

On November 23, 2012, the CA/Browser Forum adopted its first formal bylaws that document and update the forum’s rules of governance, including rules for public participation in the forum’s activities.

Latest releases

Server Certificate Requirements
SC-081v3: Introduce Schedule of Reducing Validity and Data Reuse Periods - May 21, 2025

BR v2.1.5

Code Signing Requirements
v3.8 - Aug 5, 2024

What’s Changed CSC-25: Import EV Guidelines to CS Baseline Requirements by @dzacharo in https://github.com/cabforum/code-signing/pull/38 Full Changelog: https://github.com/cabforum/code-signing/compare/v3.7...v3.8

S/MIME Requirements
v1.0.10 - Ballot SMC012 - Jul 2, 2025

Introduces a new method for validation of mailbox control, using ACME for S/MIME as defined in RFC 8823: Extensions to Automatic Certificate Management Environment for End-User S/MIME Certificates.

Network and Certificate System Security Requirements
v2.0 - Ballot NS-003 - Jun 26, 2024

Ballot NS-003: Restructure the NCSSRs in https://github.com/cabforum/netsec/pull/35