CA/Browser Forum posts
Ballot SC094v2: DNSSEC exception in email DCV methods
January 15, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 26 votes in total:
January 15, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 26 votes in total:
Ballot SC096: Carve-out for DNSSEC verification logging requirements
January 14, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
January 14, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
2025-12-18 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group
December 18, 2025 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: Opening: Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) welcomed attendees and waited for more participants to join. Roll call was taken from Webex. Dustin Hollenback (Apple) was confirmed as the minute taker. Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) confirmed the meeting was being recorded and the Notewell was read. Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) noted the agenda was short and asked for any additions or changes. None were proposed. Minutes Approval: Minutes from the previous teleconference (2025-12-04) had not been distributed. Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) will send a reminder to Eva to complete them for the next meeting. Membership Applications:
December 18, 2025 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: Opening: Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) welcomed attendees and waited for more participants to join. Roll call was taken from Webex. Dustin Hollenback (Apple) was confirmed as the minute taker. Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) confirmed the meeting was being recorded and the Notewell was read. Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) noted the agenda was short and asked for any additions or changes. None were proposed. Minutes Approval: Minutes from the previous teleconference (2025-12-04) had not been distributed. Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) will send a reminder to Eva to complete them for the next meeting. Membership Applications:
2025-12-04 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group
December 4, 2025 by Wayne Thayer1. Roll Call and Housekeeping Roll Call from Webex. Technical issues with membership tool is being worked on. Manual capturing attendance. Comment by Martijn Katerbarg (Sectigo) that it will be auto-run.
December 4, 2025 by Wayne Thayer1. Roll Call and Housekeeping Roll Call from Webex. Technical issues with membership tool is being worked on. Manual capturing attendance. Comment by Martijn Katerbarg (Sectigo) that it will be auto-run.
2025-11-20 Minutes of the Forum
November 20, 2025 by Minutes for CA/B Forum Plenary Teleconference 2025-11-06Minutes Meeting minutes for November 6th were approved. Dean said that the summer F2F meetings for the next few years have been cancelled.
November 20, 2025 by Minutes for CA/B Forum Plenary Teleconference 2025-11-06Minutes Meeting minutes for November 6th were approved. Dean said that the summer F2F meetings for the next few years have been cancelled.
2025-11-20 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group
November 20, 2025 by Wayne ThayerDimitris read the note well. Meeting minutes for November 6th were approved. Dimitris provided the current ballot status (as indicated in agenda). The status for ballots under consideration was provided by various members:
November 20, 2025 by Wayne ThayerDimitris read the note well. Meeting minutes for November 6th were approved. Dimitris provided the current ballot status (as indicated in agenda). The status for ballots under consideration was provided by various members:
Ballot SC-090: Gradually sunset all remaining email-based, phone-based, and ‘crossover’ validation methods from Sections 3.2.2.4 and 3.2.2.5
November 20, 2025 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
November 20, 2025 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
Ballot CSC-31: Maximum Validity Reduction
November 17, 2025 by The Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot CSC-31 (Ballot CSC-31: Maximum Validity Reduction) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of November 17, 2025. The new CSC BRs v3.10.0 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-CSCBR-3.10.0.pdf IPR Review of Ballot CSC-31: Maximum Validity Reduction This Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.3). This Review Period of 30 days is for one Final Maintenance Guidelines. The complete Draft Maintenance Guideline that is the subject of this Review Notice is attached to this email.
November 17, 2025 by The Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot CSC-31 (Ballot CSC-31: Maximum Validity Reduction) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of November 17, 2025. The new CSC BRs v3.10.0 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-CSCBR-3.10.0.pdf IPR Review of Ballot CSC-31: Maximum Validity Reduction This Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.3). This Review Period of 30 days is for one Final Maintenance Guidelines. The complete Draft Maintenance Guideline that is the subject of this Review Notice is attached to this email.
Ballot SC-091: Sunset 3.2.2.5.3 Reverse Address Lookup Validation, proposal of new DNS-based validation using Persistent DCV TXT Record for IP addresses
November 12, 2025 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 24 votes in total:
November 12, 2025 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 24 votes in total:
Ballot SC-086v3: Sunset the Inclusion of IP Reverse Address Domain Names
November 10, 2025 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 26 votes in total:
November 10, 2025 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 26 votes in total: