All CA/Browser Forum Ballots
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Voting Period
No ballots in this categoryIPR Review Period
- SMC016: Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097
Discussion Period
- SC099: Improve Recording of Validation Method
- SC098: Process RFC 8657 CAA Parameters (Wayne)
Draft / Under Consideration
- SC087: Registration Number Improvement for EV Certificates
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Passed
- SC095v3: Clean-up 2025
- SMC015v2: Allow mDL for Authentication of Individual Identity
- SC097: Sunset all remaining use of SHA-1 signatures in Certificates and CRLs
- SC096: Carve-out for DNSSEC verification logging requirements
- SC094v2: DNSSEC exception in email DCV methods
- SC090: Gradually sunset all remaining email-based, phone-based, and ‘crossover’ validation methods from Sections 3.2.2.4 and 3.2.2.5
- SC091: Sunset 3.2.2.5.3 Reverse Address Lookup Validation, proposal of new DNS-based validation using Persistent DCV TXT Record for IP addresses
- CSC-31: Maximum Validity Reduction
- SC088v3: DNS TXT Record with Persistent Value DCV Method
- SC092: Sunset use of Precertificate Signing CAs
- SMC014: DNSSEC for S/MIME
- SC089: Mass Revocation Planning
- SMC013: Enable PQC Algorithms for S/MIME
- Forum-036 Adopt Invited Experts Policy
- NS-008v3: Updates to CA Infrastructure Scope, Trusted Roles, Systems' Applicability, and various other improvements
- SMC012: Introduce ACME for S/MIME
- SC086v3: Sunset the Inclusion of IP Reverse Address Domain Names
- SC081v3: Introduce Schedule of Reducing Validity and Data Reuse Periods
- SMC011: Add EUID as Registration Reference
- SC085: Require DNSSEC for CAA and DCV Lookups
- NS-007: Extend deadline to implement NSRv2
- SC084: DNS Labeled with ACME Account ID Validation Method
- SC083: Winter 2024-2025 Cleanup Ballot
- NS-004: "Updating Section 4 - Vulnerability Management - of the NCSSRs"
- SMC010: Introduction of Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration
- SC080v3: Sunset the use of WHOIS to identify Domain Contacts and relying DCV Methods
- NS-006: Fix 1.2.2 encrypted connections scoping
- Forum-31: Election of CA/Browser Network Security WG Vice Chair
- Forum-33: Election of CA/Browser S/MIME Certificate WG Vice Chair
- Forum-30: Election of CA/Browser Forum Vice Chair
- Forum-32: Election of CA/Browser Code Signing Certificate WG Vice Chair
- NS-005: Clarifications to sections 1, 2 and a definition prior to NS-003 taking effect
- SMC09: Pre-Linting, WebTrust for NetSec, and Minor Updates
- SC079v2: Allow more than one Certificate Policy in a Cross-Certified Subordinate CA Certificate
- SC076v2: Clarify and Improve OCSP Requirements
- FORUM-28: Extend Duration of Forum IPR Subcommittee
- SC078: Subject organizationName alignment for DBA / Assumed Name
- Election Ballot Forum-27: Election of CA/B Forum S/MIME Certificate WG Chair
- Election ballot Forum-26: Election of CA/Browser Code Signing Certificate WG Chair
- SC077: Update WebTrust Audit name in Section 8.4 and References
- SMC08: Deprecate Legacy Generation Profiles and Minor Updates
- CSC-26 Timestamping Private Key Protection
- SC075: Pre-sign linting
- CSC-25 Import EV Guidelines into CS BRs
- SMC07: Align Logging Requirement and Key Escrow clarification
- FORUM-022: Establish Forum IPR Subcommittee
- SC073: Compromised and Weak Keys
- NS-003: Restructure the NCSSRs
- FORUM-021: Forum Definitions and Glossary WG
- SMC06: Post implementation clarification and corrections
- SC072: Delete except to policyQualifiers in EVGs; align with BRs by making them NOT RECOMMENDED
- CSC-23 Marking the EV Code Signing Guidelines SUPERCEDED
- SC068: Allow VATEL and VATXI for organizationIdentifier
- SC067: Require Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration
- SC069: Clarify router and firewall logging requirements
- SC065: Convert EVGs into RFC3647 format
- SMC05: Adoption of CAA for S/MIME
- CSC-22 High Risk Requirements Update
- FORUM-020: Amend Code Signing Certificate Working Group Charter
- FORUM-019: Amend Server Certificate Working Group Charter
- SC063: Make OCSP optional, require CRLs and incentivize automation
- SC064: Temporary Moratorium on New Certificate Consumer Memberships
- SC066v4: Fall 2023 clean-up
- SMC04: Addition of ETSI TS 119 411-6 to audit standards
- CSC-21 Signing Service Update
- CSC-20 Restore version reference to EV Guidelines
- CSC 19 - Remove SSL BR References
- FORUM-18 Update Bylaws to version 2.5
- SMC03: Corrections and clarifications for “S/MIME Baseline Requirements”
- SC062: Certificate profiles update
- SC061: New CRL Entries must have a Revocation Reason Code
- SC058: require distributionPoint in sharded CRLs
- SC056: 2022 Cleanup
- SMC01: Final Guideline for “S/MIME Baseline Requirements"
- SMC02: Confirmation Ballot for Vice Chair
- SMCWG Chair Election / 2022
Cancelled
- SC095: Clean-up 2025
- SC088v2: DNS TXT Record with Persistent Value DCV Method
- SC071: Subscriber Agreement and Terms of Use Consolidation
- SC076: Clarify and Improve OCSP Requirements
Failed
- CSC-030: 2025-06 SCWG alignment ballot
- CSC-029: 2025-03 SCWG alignment ballot
- SC082: Clarify CA Assisted DNS Validation under 3.2.2.4.7
- CSC-24 Timestamping Private Key Protection
- SC074: Clarify CP/CPS structure according to RFC 3647
- SC070: Clarify the use of DTPs for Domain Control Validation
- SC059: Weak key guidance
- SC060: Membership of ZT Browser
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