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Posts by author Ben Wilson

    Ballot 39 – Business Categories
    April 6, 2010 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
    Ballot 38 – Physical Address in WHOIS data
    April 6, 2010 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
    Ballot 37 – Another QGIS
    April 6, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 37 – Another QGIS (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Robin Alden and Jay Schiavo endorsed it: Rules for verifying an Applicant’s place of business address are specified in Section 10.4.1 with reference to Section 10.2. Section 10.2.2 is transcribed here for the reader’s convenience. “10.2.2 Acceptable Method of Verification (1) Private Organization Subjects: All items listed in Section 10.2.1(1) MUST be verified directly with, or obtained directly from, the Incorporating or Registration Agency in the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Registration. Such verification MAY be through use of a Qualified Government Information Source (QGIS) operated by, or on behalf of, the Incorporating or Registration Agency, or by direct contact with the Incorporating or Registration Agency in person or via mail, e-mail, Web address, or telephone, using an address or phone number obtained from a Qualified Independent Information Source (QIIS).”
    Ballot 36 – Public WHOIS Information
    March 26, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 36 – Public WHOIS Information (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Eddy Nigg and Cecilia Kam endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, delete: “10.6 Verification of Applicant’s Domain Name
    Ballot 35 – Role Requirements
    January 10, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 35 – Role Requirements (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Mads Henriksveen and Jay Schiavo endorsed it: Motion begins The role requirements laid out in Section 9.1.2 are incorrect.
    Ballot 34 – Adopt EV Guidelines draft 03 as Version 1.2
    October 1, 2009 by Ben WilsonBallot 34 – Adopt EV Guidelines draft 03 as Version 1.2 (Passed) Motion Nick Hales made the following motion, and Bjorn Vermo and Ben Wilson endorsed it: Motion begins The Forum should adopt, with immediate effect, the document entitled “Guidelines For The Issuance And Management Of Extended Validation Certificates, Version 1.2, Draft 03” as Version 1.2 of the EV Guidelines. The document was circulated for review on 20 Aug 2009. The editor may update the document and release further versions to reflect the consensus of the members as it emerges from discussions during the review period.
    Ballot 30 – Reserved Domain Names
    August 7, 2009 by Ben WilsonBallot 30 – Reserved Domain Names (Failed) Motion Ben Wilson made the following motion, and Eddy Nigg and Bruce Morton endorsed it. Motion begins Effective 90 days following ratification of the ballot, the Guidelines should be amended by the following errata.
    Ballot 31 – Allow ETSI 102 042
    August 6, 2009 by Ben WilsonBallot 31 – Allow ETSI 102 042 (Passed) Motion Iñigo Barreira has made the following motion, and Bjorn Vermo and Tom Albertson have endorsed it: Motion begins On page 3, replace: “Other groups that have participated in the process of developing these Guidelines include members of the Information Security Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law, and WebTrust for CA. Participation by such groups does not imply their endorsement, recommendation or approval of the final product.” With: “Other groups that have participated in the process of developing these Guidelines include members of the Information Security Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law, WebTrust for CA and ETSI ESI. Participation by such groups does not imply their endorsement, recommendation or approval of the final product.”
    Ballot 33- Subject Attribute Requirements
    August 4, 2009 by Ben WilsonBallot 33- Subject Attribute Requirements (Passed Unanimously) Motion Steve Roylance made the following motion, and Johnathan Nightingale and Jay Schiavo endorsed it: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum.
    Ballot 32 – Revocation for Well-Known Private Key
    July 29, 2009 by Ben WilsonBallot 32 – Revocation for Well-Known Private Key (Passed Unanimously) Motion Bruce Morton made the following motion, and Eddy Nigg and Nick Hales endorsed it: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum.
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