CA/Browser Forum posts
CA/Browser Forum Approves Baseline Requirements for SSL/TLS Certificates
December 14, 2011 by Ben WilsonFirst industry-wide standard for the issuance and management of SSL/TLS digital certificates DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT The CA/Browser Forum has released the “Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly Trusted Certificates,” the first international baseline standard for the operation of Certification Authorities (CAs) issuing SSL/TLS digital certificates natively trusted in browser software. SSL/TLS digital certificates are used to authenticate the ownership of websites and other online resources, as well as to encrypt information for privacy as it crosses the Internet and other networks.
December 14, 2011 by Ben WilsonFirst industry-wide standard for the issuance and management of SSL/TLS digital certificates DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT The CA/Browser Forum has released the “Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly Trusted Certificates,” the first international baseline standard for the operation of Certification Authorities (CAs) issuing SSL/TLS digital certificates natively trusted in browser software. SSL/TLS digital certificates are used to authenticate the ownership of websites and other online resources, as well as to encrypt information for privacy as it crosses the Internet and other networks.
Ballot 62 – Adopt Baseline Requirements Draft 50
November 22, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 62 – Adopt Baseline Requirements Draft 50 (Passed) Motion Ben Wilson made the following motion, and Bruce Morton and Eddy Nigg endorsed it: Motion begins The CA/Browser Forum adopts the “Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Certificates” Draft 50 (available here: ) as Version 1.0 and sets an Effective Date of 1 July 2012. It instructs the editor to restyle the draft as a Forum Guideline and arrange for it to be posted to the cabforum.
November 22, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 62 – Adopt Baseline Requirements Draft 50 (Passed) Motion Ben Wilson made the following motion, and Bruce Morton and Eddy Nigg endorsed it: Motion begins The CA/Browser Forum adopts the “Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Certificates” Draft 50 (available here: ) as Version 1.0 and sets an Effective Date of 1 July 2012. It instructs the editor to restyle the draft as a Forum Guideline and arrange for it to be posted to the cabforum.
Ballot 61 – Verification Requirements for Parent Subsidiary
June 15, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 61 – Verification Requirements for Parent Subsidiary (Passed Unanimously) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Stephen Davidson and Rich Smith endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, Erratum begins Add Section 10.11.3: “10.11.3. Parent/Subsidiary/Affiliate Relationship. A CA verifying an Applicant using information of the Applicant’s Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate, when allowed under section 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.5.1, or 10.6.2, MUST verify the Applicant’s relationship to the Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate.
June 15, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 61 – Verification Requirements for Parent Subsidiary (Passed Unanimously) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Stephen Davidson and Rich Smith endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, Erratum begins Add Section 10.11.3: “10.11.3. Parent/Subsidiary/Affiliate Relationship. A CA verifying an Applicant using information of the Applicant’s Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate, when allowed under section 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.5.1, or 10.6.2, MUST verify the Applicant’s relationship to the Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate.
Ballot 60 – Verification Requirements for Parent Subsidiary
April 22, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 60 – Verification Requirements for Parent Subsidiary (Quorum not met) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Rich Smith and Bruce Morton endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, Erratum begins Add Section 10.11.3: “10.11.3. Parent/Subsidiary/Affiliate Relationship. A CA verifying an Applicant using information of the Applicant’s Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate, when allowed under section 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.5.1, or 10.6.2, MUST verify the Applicant’s relationship to the Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate.
April 22, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 60 – Verification Requirements for Parent Subsidiary (Quorum not met) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Rich Smith and Bruce Morton endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, Erratum begins Add Section 10.11.3: “10.11.3. Parent/Subsidiary/Affiliate Relationship. A CA verifying an Applicant using information of the Applicant’s Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate, when allowed under section 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.5.1, or 10.6.2, MUST verify the Applicant’s relationship to the Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate.
Ballot 58 – Operational Existence Through Parent Subsidiary
April 8, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 58 – Operational Existence Through Parent Subsidiary (Passed Unanimously) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Tony Berman and Rich Smith endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, Erratum begins Replace 10.5.1 following: “10.5.1 Verification Requirements If the Applicant has been in existence for less than three years, as indicated by the records of the Incorporating Agency or Registration Agency, and is not listed in either the current version of one QIIS or QTIS, the CA MUST verify that the Applicant has the ability to engage in business.
April 8, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 58 – Operational Existence Through Parent Subsidiary (Passed Unanimously) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Tony Berman and Rich Smith endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, Erratum begins Replace 10.5.1 following: “10.5.1 Verification Requirements If the Applicant has been in existence for less than three years, as indicated by the records of the Incorporating Agency or Registration Agency, and is not listed in either the current version of one QIIS or QTIS, the CA MUST verify that the Applicant has the ability to engage in business.
Ballot 57 – Verifying Agency Through Confirmation of Employment Using QIIS or QGIS
April 8, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 57 – Verifying Agency Through Confirmation of Employment Using QIIS or QGIS (Passed Unanimously) Motion Ryan Koski made the following motion, and Ben Wilson and Rich Smith endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, Erratum begins In Section 10.7.2.(2), insert after (B): “(C) Obtaining confirmation from a QIIS or QGIS that the Contract Signer and/or Certificate Approver is an employee of the Applicant.” Erratum ends The ballot review period comes into effect at 2100 UTC on 25 Mar ’11 and will close at 2100 UTC on 1 Apr ’11.
April 8, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 57 – Verifying Agency Through Confirmation of Employment Using QIIS or QGIS (Passed Unanimously) Motion Ryan Koski made the following motion, and Ben Wilson and Rich Smith endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, Erratum begins In Section 10.7.2.(2), insert after (B): “(C) Obtaining confirmation from a QIIS or QGIS that the Contract Signer and/or Certificate Approver is an employee of the Applicant.” Erratum ends The ballot review period comes into effect at 2100 UTC on 25 Mar ’11 and will close at 2100 UTC on 1 Apr ’11.
Ballot 59 – Public Review of v. 30b of the Baseline Requirements
April 4, 2011 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
April 4, 2011 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
Ballot 56 – QGIS Contact Information
February 21, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 56 – QGIS Contact Information (Passed Unanimously) Motion Ryan Koski made the following motion, and Moudrick Dadashov and Ben Wilson endorsed it: Motion begins Based on the current EV Guidelines, in order to verify the legal existence and identity of the Applicant in the cases of Private Organizations (10.2.2.(1)) and Business Entities (10.2.2.(3)), the contact information for the QGIS (or QTIS in the case of Business Entities) must be verified via a QIIS.
February 21, 2011 by Ben WilsonBallot 56 – QGIS Contact Information (Passed Unanimously) Motion Ryan Koski made the following motion, and Moudrick Dadashov and Ben Wilson endorsed it: Motion begins Based on the current EV Guidelines, in order to verify the legal existence and identity of the Applicant in the cases of Private Organizations (10.2.2.(1)) and Business Entities (10.2.2.(3)), the contact information for the QGIS (or QTIS in the case of Business Entities) must be verified via a QIIS.
Ballot 55 – Romanization of Japanese Corporate Names
November 19, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 55 – Romanization of Japanese Corporate Names (Passed Unanimously) Motion Akira Machida made the following motion, and Ben Wilson and jay Schiavo endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, Erratum begins A. In Appendix F, delete title “Foreign Organization Name Guidelines”, and insert “Country-Specific Interpretative Guidelines” B. In Appendix F, NOTE, delete “is only relevant to EV Certificate Requests from countries that do not have Latin character organization name registrations”, and insert “provides alternative interpretations of the EV Guidelines for countries that have a language, cultural, technical, or legal reason for deviating from a strict interpretation of the EV Guidelines”.
November 19, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 55 – Romanization of Japanese Corporate Names (Passed Unanimously) Motion Akira Machida made the following motion, and Ben Wilson and jay Schiavo endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, Erratum begins A. In Appendix F, delete title “Foreign Organization Name Guidelines”, and insert “Country-Specific Interpretative Guidelines” B. In Appendix F, NOTE, delete “is only relevant to EV Certificate Requests from countries that do not have Latin character organization name registrations”, and insert “provides alternative interpretations of the EV Guidelines for countries that have a language, cultural, technical, or legal reason for deviating from a strict interpretation of the EV Guidelines”.