CA/Browser Forum posts
2026-03-26 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group
March 26, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: Server Cert Working Group – 032626Begin Recording - Roll Call Recording started
March 26, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: Server Cert Working Group – 032626Begin Recording - Roll Call Recording started
Ballot SMC016: Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097
March 17, 2026 by Stephen Davidsoon[Adopted] Ballot SMC016: Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097The Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot SMC016 (Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of May 5, 2026. The new S/MIME BR v.1.0.14 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.14.pdf [IPR Review] Ballot SMC016: Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097This 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 may be found at https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.14-Redline.pdf.
March 17, 2026 by Stephen Davidsoon[Adopted] Ballot SMC016: Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097The Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot SMC016 (Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of May 5, 2026. The new S/MIME BR v.1.0.14 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.14.pdf [IPR Review] Ballot SMC016: Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097This 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 may be found at https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.14-Redline.pdf.
2026-03-13 Minutes of the S/MIME Certificate Working Group
March 13, 2026 by Minutes of SMCWG March 13, 2026 These are the Minutes of the meeting described in the subject of this message. Corrections and clarifications where needed are encouraged by reply.
March 13, 2026 by Minutes of SMCWG March 13, 2026 These are the Minutes of the meeting described in the subject of this message. Corrections and clarifications where needed are encouraged by reply.
2026-03-11 Minutes of the Forum F2F Meeting 67
March 11, 2026 by Minutes: Meeting 67 Final Minutes of Plenary session Plenary Attendance: Ben Wilson (Mozilla), Dustin Ward (SSL.com), Iñigo Barreira (Sectigo), Dustin Hollenback (Apple), Pedro Fuentes (OISTE), Eric Kramer (Sectigo), Scott Rea (eMudhra), Mats Rosberg (KeyFactor), Atsushi Inaba (GlobalSign), Gregory Tomko (GlobalSign), Kateryna Aleksieieva (Certum by Asseco), Nome Huang (TrustAsia), Sven Rajala (Keyfactor), Rollin Yu (TrustAsia), Masaru Sakamoto (Cybertrust Japan), Rollin Yu (TrustAsia), Roman Fischer (SwissSign AG), Nick France (Sectigo), Matthias Wiedenhorst (ACAB’c / TÜV NORD CERT GmbH), Wayne Thayer (Fastly), Thomas Zermeno (SSL.com), Lilia Dubko (CPA Canada), Janet Hines (VikingCloud), ONO Fumiaki (SECOM Trust Systems), Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA), Chris Clements (Google Chrome), Chris Lu (TWCA), Kenji Nakada (JPRS), Rich Smith (DigiCert), Jun Okura (Cybertrust Japan), Brittany Randall (GoDaddy), ChyaHung Tsai (TWCA), Leo Grove (SSL.com), Nate Smith (Go Daddy), Steven Deitte (GoDaddy), Andreas Henschel (D-Trust GmbH), Eric Kramer (Sectigo), Ben Wilson (Mozilla), Aaron Gable (ISRG), Quentin Boyer (ssl.com), Trevoli Ponds-White (Amazon Trust Services), Stephen Davidson (DigiCert), Daryn Wright (Apple), Tadahiko Ito (SECOM), Luis Cervantes (SSL.com), John Mason (Microsoft), Tobias Josefowitz (Opera), Dean Coclin (DigiCert), Tsung-Min Kuo (Chunghwa Telecom), Adam Folsom (Identrust), Arnold Essing (Telekom Security), PinJung Chiang (ChungHwa Telecom), Janet Hines (VikingCloud), Lorey Spade (Amazon Trust Services), Dean Coclin (DigiCert), Trevoli Ponds-White (Amazon Trust Services), Daryn Wright (Apple), Trevoli Ponds-White (Amazon Trust Services), Gregory Tomko (GlobalSign), Brittany Randall (GoDaddy), Lora Randolph (Microsoft), Thomas (SSL.com), Scott Rea (eMudhra), John Mason (Microsoft), Dustin Ward (SSL), Roman Fischer (SwissSign AG), Ben Wilson (Mozilla), Atsushi Inaba (GlobalSign), Rebecca Kelley (SSL.com), Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA), Lim Huck Hai (Baker Tilly), Enrico Entschew (D-Trust)
March 11, 2026 by Minutes: Meeting 67 Final Minutes of Plenary session Plenary Attendance: Ben Wilson (Mozilla), Dustin Ward (SSL.com), Iñigo Barreira (Sectigo), Dustin Hollenback (Apple), Pedro Fuentes (OISTE), Eric Kramer (Sectigo), Scott Rea (eMudhra), Mats Rosberg (KeyFactor), Atsushi Inaba (GlobalSign), Gregory Tomko (GlobalSign), Kateryna Aleksieieva (Certum by Asseco), Nome Huang (TrustAsia), Sven Rajala (Keyfactor), Rollin Yu (TrustAsia), Masaru Sakamoto (Cybertrust Japan), Rollin Yu (TrustAsia), Roman Fischer (SwissSign AG), Nick France (Sectigo), Matthias Wiedenhorst (ACAB’c / TÜV NORD CERT GmbH), Wayne Thayer (Fastly), Thomas Zermeno (SSL.com), Lilia Dubko (CPA Canada), Janet Hines (VikingCloud), ONO Fumiaki (SECOM Trust Systems), Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA), Chris Clements (Google Chrome), Chris Lu (TWCA), Kenji Nakada (JPRS), Rich Smith (DigiCert), Jun Okura (Cybertrust Japan), Brittany Randall (GoDaddy), ChyaHung Tsai (TWCA), Leo Grove (SSL.com), Nate Smith (Go Daddy), Steven Deitte (GoDaddy), Andreas Henschel (D-Trust GmbH), Eric Kramer (Sectigo), Ben Wilson (Mozilla), Aaron Gable (ISRG), Quentin Boyer (ssl.com), Trevoli Ponds-White (Amazon Trust Services), Stephen Davidson (DigiCert), Daryn Wright (Apple), Tadahiko Ito (SECOM), Luis Cervantes (SSL.com), John Mason (Microsoft), Tobias Josefowitz (Opera), Dean Coclin (DigiCert), Tsung-Min Kuo (Chunghwa Telecom), Adam Folsom (Identrust), Arnold Essing (Telekom Security), PinJung Chiang (ChungHwa Telecom), Janet Hines (VikingCloud), Lorey Spade (Amazon Trust Services), Dean Coclin (DigiCert), Trevoli Ponds-White (Amazon Trust Services), Daryn Wright (Apple), Trevoli Ponds-White (Amazon Trust Services), Gregory Tomko (GlobalSign), Brittany Randall (GoDaddy), Lora Randolph (Microsoft), Thomas (SSL.com), Scott Rea (eMudhra), John Mason (Microsoft), Dustin Ward (SSL), Roman Fischer (SwissSign AG), Ben Wilson (Mozilla), Atsushi Inaba (GlobalSign), Rebecca Kelley (SSL.com), Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA), Lim Huck Hai (Baker Tilly), Enrico Entschew (D-Trust)
Ballot SC095v3: Clean-up 2025
February 27, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 24 votes in total:
February 27, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 24 votes in total:
2026-02-26 Minutes of the Forum
February 26, 2026 by Martijn KaterbargMinutes: CA/Browser Forum Meeting MinutesFebruary 26, 2026 1. Begin Recording 2. Read Note-Well The Note-Well was read.
February 26, 2026 by Martijn KaterbargMinutes: CA/Browser Forum Meeting MinutesFebruary 26, 2026 1. Begin Recording 2. Read Note-Well The Note-Well was read.
2026-02-26 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group
February 26, 2026 by Wayne ThayerServer Certificate Working Group Meeting MinutesFebruary 26, 2026 1. Begin Recording / Roll Call 2. Note-Well The Note-Well was read.
February 26, 2026 by Wayne ThayerServer Certificate Working Group Meeting MinutesFebruary 26, 2026 1. Begin Recording / Roll Call 2. Note-Well The Note-Well was read.
2026-02-12 Minutes of the Forum
February 12, 2026 by Martijn KaterbargMinutes: CA/B Forum plenary Meeting - February 12, 2026 Notes by: Janet Hines (VikingCloud)
February 12, 2026 by Martijn KaterbargMinutes: CA/B Forum plenary Meeting - February 12, 2026 Notes by: Janet Hines (VikingCloud)
2026-02-12 Minutes of the Server Certificate Working Group
February 12, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: Notes by: Janet Hines (VikingCloud) Begin Recording - Roll Call Read note-well Note-well was read by Dimitris
February 12, 2026 by Wayne ThayerMinutes: Notes by: Janet Hines (VikingCloud) Begin Recording - Roll Call Read note-well Note-well was read by Dimitris
2026-02-11 Minutes of the S/MIME Certificate Working Group
February 11, 2026 by Minutes of SMCWG February 11, 2026 These are the Minutes of the meeting described in the subject of this message. Corrections and clarifications where needed are encouraged by reply.
February 11, 2026 by Minutes of SMCWG February 11, 2026 These are the Minutes of the meeting described in the subject of this message. Corrections and clarifications where needed are encouraged by reply.