CA/Browser Forum posts
Ballot SMC018: Realignment of Multipurpose use cases
August 11, 2026 by Stephen DavidsonBallot SMC018: Realignment of Multipurpose use casesSummary: This ballot implements the requirements of CCADB Policy Section 6.3 relating to cross-certificates into the S/MIME BR effective immediately.
August 11, 2026 by Stephen DavidsonBallot SMC018: Realignment of Multipurpose use casesSummary: This ballot implements the requirements of CCADB Policy Section 6.3 relating to cross-certificates into the S/MIME BR effective immediately.
Ballot SC100: DNSSEC Clarification and Consolidation
August 6, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 22 votes in total:
August 6, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 22 votes in total:
2026-07-30 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group
July 30, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes for the Server Certificate Working Group teleconference - July 30, 2026Meeting Date: 2026-07-30 Note Well: Wayne Thayer chaired the meeting in Dimitris Zacharopoulos’s absence. The Note Well was read. Prior to the start of the meeting, attendees briefly discussed enabling the Webex AI Assistant to generate meeting notes. No objections were raised, and the AI assistant was enabled on a trial basis. Review of Agenda: No changes or additions were proposed to the published agenda. Approval of Minutes: July 2, 2026 Teleconference approved without objection. July 16, 2026 Teleconference approved without objection. Membership Applications: There were no new membership applications. Ballot Status: SC-100 - DNSSEC Clarifications / Consolidation: Rich Smith reported that no additional comments had been received and that the discussion-period restart resolved prior concerns. Barring further objections, the ballot will enter the voting period at 17:00 UTC on July 30. Scott Rea expressed support for moving the ballot forward. SC-103 - Require EKUs for Cross-Certified Subordinate CAs: Aaron Gable reported that discussion remains active on the mailing list and outstanding questions still require responses. The ballot will remain in discussion until those issues are resolved. Let’s Encrypt has been busy implementing MTC issuance. Ballots in Voting: None. Ballots in IPR Review: Wayne Thayer reminded members that SC-101 and SC-102 remain under IPR review and encouraged members to complete their reviews before the review periods expire. Draft Ballots: Martijn Katerbarg’s Certificate Problem Report / Revocation clarification ballot received no update. Gurleen Grewal reported that work continues to reconcile the two ML-DSA proposal drafts, but there are no other updates at this time. No update was available on Dimitris Zacharopoulos’s revocation timeline ballot. CCADB Roadmap and API Discussion: Stephen Davidson suggested holding a future discussion devoted to the CCADB roadmap and API, noting that increasing reliance on CCADB automation makes it useful to discuss future plans and gather structured feedback from API users. Discussion included: Chad Dandar suggested the topic could be discussed during a future CCADB SC meeting. Aaron Poulsen supported including API documentation and sandbox capabilities in such a discussion. Ryan Dickson shared the current API documentation in chat: https://github.com/mozilla/CCADB-Tools/tree/master/API_AddUpdateIntermediateCert. Arman Asemani recommended beginning with a discussion thread on public@ccadb.org so that written feedback and enhancement requests could be collected before scheduling a broader discussion. Stephen Davidson agreed to initiate the mailing list discussion. Any Other Business: No other business was discussed. Adjourn The meeting adjourned. The next Server Certificate Working Group teleconference is scheduled for 2026-08-13. Attendees: Jeff Stapleton (Wells Fargo), Naresh Charugundla (Microsoft), Moritz Schaal (D-Trust), Aaron Gable (Let’s Encrypt), Aaron Poulsen (SSL.com), Abdul Hakeem Putra (MSC Trustgate Sdn Bhd), Adam Fiock (SSL.com), Adam Jones (Microsoft), Adriano Santoni (Actalis S.p.A.), Andrea Holland (IdenTrust), Antti Backman (Telia Company), Arman Asemani (Apple), Arno Fiedler (ETSI), Ben Wilson (Mozilla), Chad Dandar (Cisco Systems), Chris Clements (Google), Clint Wilson (Apple), Corey Rasmussen (OATI), Dan McKinney (US Federal PKI Management Authority), Dean Coclin (DigiCert), Dustin Hollenback (Apple), Eric Kramer (Sectigo), Gregory Tomko (GlobalSign), Gurleen Grewal (Google), Hogeun Yoo (NAVER Cloud Trust Services), Inaba Atsushi (GlobalSign), Johnny Reading (GoDaddy), Jos Purvis (Fastly), Josselin Allemandou (Certigna (DHIMYOTIS)), Jun Okura (Cybertrust Japan), Karolina Ruszczyńska (Asseco Data Systems SA (Certum)), Kiran Tummala (Apple), Li-Chun Chen (Chunghwa Telecom), Lucy Buecking (IdenTrust), Luis Cervantes (SSL.com), Luis Osses (Amazon), Mahua Chaudhuri (Microsoft), Masaru Sakamoto (Cybertrust Japan), Michelle Coon (OATI), Miguel Sanchez (Google), Mrugesh Chandarana (IdenTrust), Nate Smith (GoDaddy), Nome Huang (TrustAsia), Ono Fumiaki (SECOM Trust Systems), Peter Miskovic (Disig), Rebecca Kelly (SSL.com), Rich Smith (DigiCert), Rob White (GoDaddy), Rollin Yu (TrustAsia), Roman Fischer (SwissSign), Ryan Dickson (Google), Sándor Szőke (Microsec), Sandy Balzer (SwissSign), Scott Rea (eMudhra), Sean Huang (TWCA), Stephen Davidson (DigiCert), Tadahiko Ito (SECOM Trust Systems), Thomas Zermeno (SSL.com), Tobias Josefowitz (Opera Software AS), Tsung-Min Kuo (Chunghwa Telecom), Wayne Thayer (Fastly), Zoey Wang (TrustAsia)
July 30, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes for the Server Certificate Working Group teleconference - July 30, 2026Meeting Date: 2026-07-30 Note Well: Wayne Thayer chaired the meeting in Dimitris Zacharopoulos’s absence. The Note Well was read. Prior to the start of the meeting, attendees briefly discussed enabling the Webex AI Assistant to generate meeting notes. No objections were raised, and the AI assistant was enabled on a trial basis. Review of Agenda: No changes or additions were proposed to the published agenda. Approval of Minutes: July 2, 2026 Teleconference approved without objection. July 16, 2026 Teleconference approved without objection. Membership Applications: There were no new membership applications. Ballot Status: SC-100 - DNSSEC Clarifications / Consolidation: Rich Smith reported that no additional comments had been received and that the discussion-period restart resolved prior concerns. Barring further objections, the ballot will enter the voting period at 17:00 UTC on July 30. Scott Rea expressed support for moving the ballot forward. SC-103 - Require EKUs for Cross-Certified Subordinate CAs: Aaron Gable reported that discussion remains active on the mailing list and outstanding questions still require responses. The ballot will remain in discussion until those issues are resolved. Let’s Encrypt has been busy implementing MTC issuance. Ballots in Voting: None. Ballots in IPR Review: Wayne Thayer reminded members that SC-101 and SC-102 remain under IPR review and encouraged members to complete their reviews before the review periods expire. Draft Ballots: Martijn Katerbarg’s Certificate Problem Report / Revocation clarification ballot received no update. Gurleen Grewal reported that work continues to reconcile the two ML-DSA proposal drafts, but there are no other updates at this time. No update was available on Dimitris Zacharopoulos’s revocation timeline ballot. CCADB Roadmap and API Discussion: Stephen Davidson suggested holding a future discussion devoted to the CCADB roadmap and API, noting that increasing reliance on CCADB automation makes it useful to discuss future plans and gather structured feedback from API users. Discussion included: Chad Dandar suggested the topic could be discussed during a future CCADB SC meeting. Aaron Poulsen supported including API documentation and sandbox capabilities in such a discussion. Ryan Dickson shared the current API documentation in chat: https://github.com/mozilla/CCADB-Tools/tree/master/API_AddUpdateIntermediateCert. Arman Asemani recommended beginning with a discussion thread on public@ccadb.org so that written feedback and enhancement requests could be collected before scheduling a broader discussion. Stephen Davidson agreed to initiate the mailing list discussion. Any Other Business: No other business was discussed. Adjourn The meeting adjourned. The next Server Certificate Working Group teleconference is scheduled for 2026-08-13. Attendees: Jeff Stapleton (Wells Fargo), Naresh Charugundla (Microsoft), Moritz Schaal (D-Trust), Aaron Gable (Let’s Encrypt), Aaron Poulsen (SSL.com), Abdul Hakeem Putra (MSC Trustgate Sdn Bhd), Adam Fiock (SSL.com), Adam Jones (Microsoft), Adriano Santoni (Actalis S.p.A.), Andrea Holland (IdenTrust), Antti Backman (Telia Company), Arman Asemani (Apple), Arno Fiedler (ETSI), Ben Wilson (Mozilla), Chad Dandar (Cisco Systems), Chris Clements (Google), Clint Wilson (Apple), Corey Rasmussen (OATI), Dan McKinney (US Federal PKI Management Authority), Dean Coclin (DigiCert), Dustin Hollenback (Apple), Eric Kramer (Sectigo), Gregory Tomko (GlobalSign), Gurleen Grewal (Google), Hogeun Yoo (NAVER Cloud Trust Services), Inaba Atsushi (GlobalSign), Johnny Reading (GoDaddy), Jos Purvis (Fastly), Josselin Allemandou (Certigna (DHIMYOTIS)), Jun Okura (Cybertrust Japan), Karolina Ruszczyńska (Asseco Data Systems SA (Certum)), Kiran Tummala (Apple), Li-Chun Chen (Chunghwa Telecom), Lucy Buecking (IdenTrust), Luis Cervantes (SSL.com), Luis Osses (Amazon), Mahua Chaudhuri (Microsoft), Masaru Sakamoto (Cybertrust Japan), Michelle Coon (OATI), Miguel Sanchez (Google), Mrugesh Chandarana (IdenTrust), Nate Smith (GoDaddy), Nome Huang (TrustAsia), Ono Fumiaki (SECOM Trust Systems), Peter Miskovic (Disig), Rebecca Kelly (SSL.com), Rich Smith (DigiCert), Rob White (GoDaddy), Rollin Yu (TrustAsia), Roman Fischer (SwissSign), Ryan Dickson (Google), Sándor Szőke (Microsec), Sandy Balzer (SwissSign), Scott Rea (eMudhra), Sean Huang (TWCA), Stephen Davidson (DigiCert), Tadahiko Ito (SECOM Trust Systems), Thomas Zermeno (SSL.com), Tobias Josefowitz (Opera Software AS), Tsung-Min Kuo (Chunghwa Telecom), Wayne Thayer (Fastly), Zoey Wang (TrustAsia)
2026-07-16 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group
July 16, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: CA/Browser Forum Server Certificate Working Group Minutes July 16, 2026 Opening Matters Dimitris Zacharopoulos chaired the meeting. The meeting was called to order. The meeting was recorded, the list of attendees is below, and the Note Well was read.
July 16, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: CA/Browser Forum Server Certificate Working Group Minutes July 16, 2026 Opening Matters Dimitris Zacharopoulos chaired the meeting. The meeting was called to order. The meeting was recorded, the list of attendees is below, and the Note Well was read.
Ballot SC102: EV Domain Reuse and Validity Alignment
July 14, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 19 votes in total:
July 14, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 19 votes in total:
2026-07-02 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group
July 2, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: Meeting Title: Server Certificate Working Group Teleconference
July 2, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: Meeting Title: Server Certificate Working Group Teleconference
2026-07-01 Minutes of the S/MIME Certificate Working Group
July 1, 2026 by Minutes of SMCWG July 01, 2026 These are the Minutes of the meeting described in the subject of this message. Corrections and clarifications where needed are encouraged by reply.
July 1, 2026 by Minutes of SMCWG July 01, 2026 These are the Minutes of the meeting described in the subject of this message. Corrections and clarifications where needed are encouraged by reply.
Ballot SC0101v2: Clarify Authorization Domain Names
July 1, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
July 1, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
2026-06-18 Minutes of the Forum
June 18, 2026 by Minutes: CA/B Forum plenary Meeting - June 18, 2026 1. Roll Call – from recording 2. Read note-well The note-well was read by Dimitris in prior session.
June 18, 2026 by Minutes: CA/B Forum plenary Meeting - June 18, 2026 1. Roll Call – from recording 2. Read note-well The note-well was read by Dimitris in prior session.
2026-06-18 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group
June 18, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: Roll Call – from recording We also had the following persons present: Naresh Charugundla (Microsoft), Rajeev Mohindra (Microsoft), Logan Mabe (Microsoft) who were not registered in the Member’s tool. Read note-well The note-well was read by Dimitris. Review of Agenda The Agenda as provided on list prior to the call (see above). Minutes June 4, 2026 (Draft minutes were distributed on 2026-06-16) – are Approved Membership Applications No current Applications to review. Ballot Status SC101v2 (https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/pull/627) Clarify Authorization Domain Names (Aaron Gable) Ballot moved to V2 with substantive change being effective date in 3.2.2.5.3. A couple of other editorial updates also. Expected to go to discussion period tomorrow.
June 18, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: Roll Call – from recording We also had the following persons present: Naresh Charugundla (Microsoft), Rajeev Mohindra (Microsoft), Logan Mabe (Microsoft) who were not registered in the Member’s tool. Read note-well The note-well was read by Dimitris. Review of Agenda The Agenda as provided on list prior to the call (see above). Minutes June 4, 2026 (Draft minutes were distributed on 2026-06-16) – are Approved Membership Applications No current Applications to review. Ballot Status SC101v2 (https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/pull/627) Clarify Authorization Domain Names (Aaron Gable) Ballot moved to V2 with substantive change being effective date in 3.2.2.5.3. A couple of other editorial updates also. Expected to go to discussion period tomorrow.