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Results of Review Period for Ballot SC3

The IPR Agreement Review Period for Ballot SC3 – Two-Factor Authentication and Password Improvements- has ended, and no Exclusion Notices were filed. Ballot SC3 became effective as of September 15, 2018.

The Network and Certificate System Security Requirements Version 1.2 including the Ballot SC3 changes is attached, and will be uploaded to the public website and the wiki.

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
Version 2.0.5 (Ballot NS-008) - Jul 9, 2025