CA/Browser Forum posts
2016-02-04 Minutes
February 4, 2016 by Ben WilsonMinutes of CA/B Forum Teleconference – February 04, 2016. Attendees: Andrew Whalley (Google), Atsushi Inaba, Ben Wilson, Bruce Morton, Dean Coclin, Dimitris Zacharopoulos, Doug Beattie, Gervase Markham, Jeremy Rowley, Kirk Hall, Li-Chun Chen, Mads Henriksveen, Marcelo Silva, Moudrick Dadashov, Neil Dunbar, Patrick Tronnier, Peter Bowen, Peter Miscovic, Rich Smith, Rick Andrews, Robin Alden, Ryan Sleevi, Tyler Myers, Volkan Nergiz, Wayne Thayer, Wendy Brown
February 4, 2016 by Ben WilsonMinutes of CA/B Forum Teleconference – February 04, 2016. Attendees: Andrew Whalley (Google), Atsushi Inaba, Ben Wilson, Bruce Morton, Dean Coclin, Dimitris Zacharopoulos, Doug Beattie, Gervase Markham, Jeremy Rowley, Kirk Hall, Li-Chun Chen, Mads Henriksveen, Marcelo Silva, Moudrick Dadashov, Neil Dunbar, Patrick Tronnier, Peter Bowen, Peter Miscovic, Rich Smith, Rick Andrews, Robin Alden, Ryan Sleevi, Tyler Myers, Volkan Nergiz, Wayne Thayer, Wendy Brown
Ballot 160 – Amend Section 4 of Baseline Requirements
February 4, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 160 closed on 4 February 2016. There were 18 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions from CAs. There were 3 YES votes, and 0 NO or Abstention votes from Browsers. Therefore, the ballot passes. Ballot 160 – Amend Section 4 of Baseline Requirements The Policy Review Working Group has reviewed Section 4 of the Baseline Requirements and, as a result, suggests that certain changes be made. Therefore, the following motion has been proposed by Ben Wilson of DigiCert and endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of Trustwave and Kirk Hall of TrendMicro:
February 4, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 160 closed on 4 February 2016. There were 18 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions from CAs. There were 3 YES votes, and 0 NO or Abstention votes from Browsers. Therefore, the ballot passes. Ballot 160 – Amend Section 4 of Baseline Requirements The Policy Review Working Group has reviewed Section 4 of the Baseline Requirements and, as a result, suggests that certain changes be made. Therefore, the following motion has been proposed by Ben Wilson of DigiCert and endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of Trustwave and Kirk Hall of TrendMicro:
Ballot 157 – Adopt version 1.2 of the Intellectual Property Rights Policy
February 4, 2016 by Ben WilsonFor Ballot 157 (Amend IPR Policy), there were 13 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 3 Abstentions from CAs. There were 4 YES votes, and 0 NO or Abstention votes from Browsers. Therefore, the ballot passes. Members are now asked to fulfill the requirements of Ballot 157 as indicated in the ballot. Ballot 157 – Adopt version 1.2 of the Intellectual Property Rights Policy The Patent Advisory Group (PAG) was convened to review potential issues with the interpretation of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (IPR Policy). The PAG has completed its review of the IPR Policy, and the PAG recommends that the Forum adopt the attached v. 1.2 of the IPR Policy. Therefore, the following resolution has been proposed by PAG Chair Ben Wilson of Digicert and endorsed by PAG members Scott Peterson of Google and Virginia Fournier of Apple.
February 4, 2016 by Ben WilsonFor Ballot 157 (Amend IPR Policy), there were 13 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 3 Abstentions from CAs. There were 4 YES votes, and 0 NO or Abstention votes from Browsers. Therefore, the ballot passes. Members are now asked to fulfill the requirements of Ballot 157 as indicated in the ballot. Ballot 157 – Adopt version 1.2 of the Intellectual Property Rights Policy The Patent Advisory Group (PAG) was convened to review potential issues with the interpretation of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (IPR Policy). The PAG has completed its review of the IPR Policy, and the PAG recommends that the Forum adopt the attached v. 1.2 of the IPR Policy. Therefore, the following resolution has been proposed by PAG Chair Ben Wilson of Digicert and endorsed by PAG members Scott Peterson of Google and Virginia Fournier of Apple.
2016-01-21 Minutes
January 21, 2016 by Ben WilsonMinutes of CA/B Forum Teleconference – January 21, 2016. Attendees: Atsushi Inaba, Ben Wilson, Billy VanCannon, Connie Enke, Davut Tokgoz, Dean Coclin, Doug Beattie, Gervase Markham, Jeff (Wells Fargo) Li-Chun Chen, Mads Henriksveen, Mat Caughron, Neil Dunbar, Patrick Tronnier, Peter Bowen, Peter Miscovic, Rich Smith, Rick Andrews, Robin Alden, Ryan Sleevi, Sissel Hoel, Tim Shirley, Volkan Nergiz, Wayne Thayer, Wendy Brown
January 21, 2016 by Ben WilsonMinutes of CA/B Forum Teleconference – January 21, 2016. Attendees: Atsushi Inaba, Ben Wilson, Billy VanCannon, Connie Enke, Davut Tokgoz, Dean Coclin, Doug Beattie, Gervase Markham, Jeff (Wells Fargo) Li-Chun Chen, Mads Henriksveen, Mat Caughron, Neil Dunbar, Patrick Tronnier, Peter Bowen, Peter Miscovic, Rich Smith, Rick Andrews, Robin Alden, Ryan Sleevi, Sissel Hoel, Tim Shirley, Volkan Nergiz, Wayne Thayer, Wendy Brown
2016-01-07 Minutes
January 7, 2016 by Ben WilsonMinutes of CA/B Forum Teleconference – January 07, 2016. Attendees: Atsushi Inaba, Ben Wilson, Bruce Morton, Burak Kalkan, Connie Enke, Dean Coclin, Dimitris Zacharopoulos, Gervase Markham, Jeremy Rowley, Kirk Hall, Li-Chun Chen, Marcelo Silva, Mat Caughron, Moudrick Dadashov, Patrick Tronnier, Peter Bowen, Peter Miscovic, Rich Smith, Rick Andrews, Robin Alden, Sigjborn Vik, Tim Hollebeek, Tim Shirley, Tyler Myers, Volkan Nergiz, Wayne Thayer
January 7, 2016 by Ben WilsonMinutes of CA/B Forum Teleconference – January 07, 2016. Attendees: Atsushi Inaba, Ben Wilson, Bruce Morton, Burak Kalkan, Connie Enke, Dean Coclin, Dimitris Zacharopoulos, Gervase Markham, Jeremy Rowley, Kirk Hall, Li-Chun Chen, Marcelo Silva, Mat Caughron, Moudrick Dadashov, Patrick Tronnier, Peter Bowen, Peter Miscovic, Rich Smith, Rick Andrews, Robin Alden, Sigjborn Vik, Tim Hollebeek, Tim Shirley, Tyler Myers, Volkan Nergiz, Wayne Thayer
Ballot 158 – Adoption of Code Signing Baseline Requirements
December 17, 2015 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 158 (Code Signing BRs) closed on 17 December 2015. The results are as follows: In the CA category, 17 CAs voted YES, 1 voted NO and 3 Abstained In the Browser category, 2 browsers voted YES, 3 browsers voted NO and none Abstained Therefore the ballot fails. Detailed results can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBsMZjlzyvK3mFR1u4qMqvZwlI86yJ-v0am1pCBo8uI/edit#gid=4 After a 2 week pre-ballot, the Code Signing Working Group has now prepared the formal ballot below:
December 17, 2015 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 158 (Code Signing BRs) closed on 17 December 2015. The results are as follows: In the CA category, 17 CAs voted YES, 1 voted NO and 3 Abstained In the Browser category, 2 browsers voted YES, 3 browsers voted NO and none Abstained Therefore the ballot fails. Detailed results can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBsMZjlzyvK3mFR1u4qMqvZwlI86yJ-v0am1pCBo8uI/edit#gid=4 After a 2 week pre-ballot, the Code Signing Working Group has now prepared the formal ballot below:
2015-12-10 Minutes
December 10, 2015 by Ben WilsonMinutes of CA/B Forum Teleconference – December 10, 2015 Attendees: Atsushi Inaba, Atilla Biller, Ben Wilson, Bruce Morton, Burak Kalkan, Davut Tokgoz, Dean Coclin, Dimitris Zacharopoulos, Doug Beattie, Eddy Nigg, Jeremy Rowley, Kirk Hall, Li-Chun Chen, Mads Henriksveen, Patrick Tronnier, Peter Miscovic, Rick Andrews, Robin Alden, Ryan Sleevi, Sisel Hoel, Tim Hollebeek, Tim Shirley, Tyler Myers, Wayne Thayer, Wendy Brown
December 10, 2015 by Ben WilsonMinutes of CA/B Forum Teleconference – December 10, 2015 Attendees: Atsushi Inaba, Atilla Biller, Ben Wilson, Bruce Morton, Burak Kalkan, Davut Tokgoz, Dean Coclin, Dimitris Zacharopoulos, Doug Beattie, Eddy Nigg, Jeremy Rowley, Kirk Hall, Li-Chun Chen, Mads Henriksveen, Patrick Tronnier, Peter Miscovic, Rick Andrews, Robin Alden, Ryan Sleevi, Sisel Hoel, Tim Hollebeek, Tim Shirley, Tyler Myers, Wayne Thayer, Wendy Brown
Ballot 156 – Amend Sections 1 and 2 of Baseline Requirements
December 3, 2015 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 156 (Amend sections 1 & 2 of BRs) closed on 3 December 2015. In the CA category, we received 19 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 1 Abstention In the browser category, we received 1 YES vote, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstention Therefore, the ballot passes. Full ballot results can be found here. The Policy Review Working Group has reviewed Sections 1 and 2 of the Baseline Requirements and, as a result, suggests that certain changes be made to them. Based on the lack of urgency for these changes and other considerations, the Working Group recommends that Certification Authorities be given one year from the effective date of this amendment before they are required to comply. Therefore, the following motion has been proposed by Ben Wilson of DigiCert and endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of Trustwave and Robin Alden of Comodo:
December 3, 2015 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 156 (Amend sections 1 & 2 of BRs) closed on 3 December 2015. In the CA category, we received 19 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 1 Abstention In the browser category, we received 1 YES vote, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstention Therefore, the ballot passes. Full ballot results can be found here. The Policy Review Working Group has reviewed Sections 1 and 2 of the Baseline Requirements and, as a result, suggests that certain changes be made to them. Based on the lack of urgency for these changes and other considerations, the Working Group recommends that Certification Authorities be given one year from the effective date of this amendment before they are required to comply. Therefore, the following motion has been proposed by Ben Wilson of DigiCert and endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of Trustwave and Robin Alden of Comodo:
Ballots 154 and 155 – Convert to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub
November 18, 2015 by Ben WilsonBallots 154 and 155 – Convert to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub Ballot 154 and 155, Convert documents to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub, closed on November 17th 2015. The Chair received 24 votes from CAs in which 24 were in favor, 0 against and 02 abstentions and 02 votes from Browsers in which 02 were in favor, 0 against and 0 abstention. Therefore, the ballot passes.
November 18, 2015 by Ben WilsonBallots 154 and 155 – Convert to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub Ballot 154 and 155, Convert documents to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub, closed on November 17th 2015. The Chair received 24 votes from CAs in which 24 were in favor, 0 against and 02 abstentions and 02 votes from Browsers in which 02 were in favor, 0 against and 0 abstention. Therefore, the ballot passes.