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2022-04-14 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group

Attendees

Adam Jones (Microsoft), Adrian Mueller (SwissSign), Andrea Holland (SecureTrust), Arno Fiedler (D-TRUST), Ben Wilson (Mozilla), Bruce Morton (Entrust), Chris Kemmerer (SSL.com), Clint Wilson (Apple), Corey Bonnell (Digicert), Corey Rasmussen (OATI), Daryn Wright (GoDaddy), Dean Coclin (Digicert), Doug Beattie (GlobalSign), Dustin Hollenback (Microsoft), Enrico Entschew (D-TRUST), Fumi Yoneda (Japan Registry Services), Heather Warncke (Amazon), Inaba Atsushi (GlobalSign), Jamie Mackey (US Federal PKI Management Authority), Joanna Fox (TrustCor Systems), Johnny Reading (GoDaddy), Jos Purvis (Cisco Systems), Karina Sirota (Microsoft), Khairil Nizam Abdul Malek (MSC Trustgate Sdn Bhd), Paul van Brouwershaven (Entrust), Peter Miskovic (Disig), Rae Ann Gonzales (GoDaddy), Rebecca Kelley (Apple), Stephen Davidson (Digicert), Steven Deitte (GoDaddy), Tadahiko Ito (SECOM Trust Systems), Trevoli Ponds-White (Amazon), Tyler Myers (GoDaddy), Wayne Thayer (Fastly), Yoshiro Yoneya (Japan Registry Services)

Minutes

1. Read Antitrust Statement

Jos Purvis read the antitrust statement.

2. Review Agenda

No changes were made to the agenda.

3. Approval of Minutes from Last Teleconference

The minutes from the 31-March call were approved without changes.

4. Validation Subcommittee Update

Corey Bonnell said that the subcommittee met last Thursday and discussed changes to the certificate profiles ballot. Minutes will be sent out by the end of this week. Discussion of the certificate profiles will continue next week.

5. Ballot Status

Ballots in Discussion Period

None

Ballots in Voting Period

None

Ballots in Review Period

Ballot SC54: Onion Cleanup
Ballot SC51: Reduce & Clarify Audit Log and Records Archival Retention Requirements – please review

Draft Ballots Under Consideration

Debian Weak Keys Chris Kemmerer said that they are weighing some information about the newer Close Primes vulnerability and the potential need for an effective date that was posted to the list. Chris encouraged members to read and contribute to the email thread on this topic.

6. Any Other Business

None

7. Roll Call

Dean Coclin read the roll.

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