CA/Browser Forum posts
New Working Group on Performance Formed
October 29, 2013 by Ben WilsonAnnouncing the formation of the Performance Working Group – Call for Participants The CA/Browser Forum has chartered a Performance Working Group, the purpose of which is to review certificate contents, choice of proposed ciphers, webserver configuration, and OCSP configuration for best practice guidance for performance while still providing acceptable levels of security. The CA/Browser Forum would like to invite interested third parties to participate. The working group meets bi-weekly by phone and expects to hold face to face meetings coinciding with the regular CA/Browser Forum meetings.
October 29, 2013 by Ben WilsonAnnouncing the formation of the Performance Working Group – Call for Participants The CA/Browser Forum has chartered a Performance Working Group, the purpose of which is to review certificate contents, choice of proposed ciphers, webserver configuration, and OCSP configuration for best practice guidance for performance while still providing acceptable levels of security. The CA/Browser Forum would like to invite interested third parties to participate. The working group meets bi-weekly by phone and expects to hold face to face meetings coinciding with the regular CA/Browser Forum meetings.
Ballot 109 – Create SSL Performance Working Group(passed)
October 28, 2013 by Ben WilsonBallot 109 – Create SSL Performance Working Group Voting on Ballot 109 has closed. Seventeen voted in favor – Buypass, Comodo, DigiCert, Disig, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, QuoVadis, SECOM, SSC, StartCom, Symantec, Trustis , TURKTRUST, Google, Microsoft, Opera, and Mozilla. There were no abstentions and none opposed. Therefore, Ballot 109 passes.
October 28, 2013 by Ben WilsonBallot 109 – Create SSL Performance Working Group Voting on Ballot 109 has closed. Seventeen voted in favor – Buypass, Comodo, DigiCert, Disig, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, QuoVadis, SECOM, SSC, StartCom, Symantec, Trustis , TURKTRUST, Google, Microsoft, Opera, and Mozilla. There were no abstentions and none opposed. Therefore, Ballot 109 passes.
2013-10-24 Minutes
October 24, 2013 by Ben WilsonCAB Forum **24 October 2013 ** Version 1 1. Present: Gerv Markham, Eddy Nigg, Ben Wilson, Dean Coclin, Atsushi Inaba, Wayne Thayer, Jeremy Rowley, Geoff Keating, Carolyn Oldenburg, Rick Andrews, Stephen Davidson, Tom Albertson, Atilla Biler, Kelvin Yiu,
October 24, 2013 by Ben WilsonCAB Forum **24 October 2013 ** Version 1 1. Present: Gerv Markham, Eddy Nigg, Ben Wilson, Dean Coclin, Atsushi Inaba, Wayne Thayer, Jeremy Rowley, Geoff Keating, Carolyn Oldenburg, Rick Andrews, Stephen Davidson, Tom Albertson, Atilla Biler, Kelvin Yiu,
Minutes of the F2F 30 Meeting in Ankara, Turkey, 24-26 September 2013
September 25, 2013 by Ben WilsonNotes of Face-to-Face Meeting in Ankara** **Sep. 25, Wednesday, and Sep. 26, Thursday, 2013 Present: Ben Wilson, Gerv Markham, Rick Andrews, Arno Fiedler, Moudrick Dadshov, Dean Coclin, Jeremy Rowley, Merve Baş, Emrah Durmaz, Davut Tokgöz, Richard Wang, Steve Roylance, Giichi Ishii, Atsushi Inaba, Tom Albertson, Sigbjorn Vik, Mert Özarar, Atilla Biler, Cornelia Enke, Robin Alden, Don Sheehy, Atilla Biler, Mert Ozarar, Melis Avci, Burak Kirimer, Imren Altepe, Onur Kocak, Çiğdem Altin, Yüksel Günaydin, Emrah Günel, Deniz Atak
September 25, 2013 by Ben WilsonNotes of Face-to-Face Meeting in Ankara** **Sep. 25, Wednesday, and Sep. 26, Thursday, 2013 Present: Ben Wilson, Gerv Markham, Rick Andrews, Arno Fiedler, Moudrick Dadshov, Dean Coclin, Jeremy Rowley, Merve Baş, Emrah Durmaz, Davut Tokgöz, Richard Wang, Steve Roylance, Giichi Ishii, Atsushi Inaba, Tom Albertson, Sigbjorn Vik, Mert Özarar, Atilla Biler, Cornelia Enke, Robin Alden, Don Sheehy, Atilla Biler, Mert Ozarar, Melis Avci, Burak Kirimer, Imren Altepe, Onur Kocak, Çiğdem Altin, Yüksel Günaydin, Emrah Günel, Deniz Atak
Version 1.1.6 Baseline Requirements Now Posted
September 4, 2013 by Ben WilsonVersion 1.1.6 Baseline Requirements has now been posted to the CA/Browser Forum website. You can find a link to the updated version here.
September 4, 2013 by Ben WilsonVersion 1.1.6 Baseline Requirements has now been posted to the CA/Browser Forum website. You can find a link to the updated version here.
CA/B Forum Welcomes New Members
September 2, 2013 by Ben WilsonSince May 2013, five new Certificate Authorities have joined the CA/Browser Forum. We welcome the following global companies: AS Sertifitseerimiskeskus Disig, a.s. Firmaprofesional Prvni certifikacni autorita, a.s. WoSign Each new member has met the CA/B Forum requirements in issuing publicly trusted SSL certificates, undergoing a 3rd party audit, and has signed the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy. The new members represent geographically diverse Certificate Authorities from Estonia, Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic and China. We look forward to enhancing the overall knowledge base of the CA/B Forum with these additional members. This brings the total membership to 45 Certificate Authorities and Browsers.
September 2, 2013 by Ben WilsonSince May 2013, five new Certificate Authorities have joined the CA/Browser Forum. We welcome the following global companies: AS Sertifitseerimiskeskus Disig, a.s. Firmaprofesional Prvni certifikacni autorita, a.s. WoSign Each new member has met the CA/B Forum requirements in issuing publicly trusted SSL certificates, undergoing a 3rd party audit, and has signed the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy. The new members represent geographically diverse Certificate Authorities from Estonia, Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic and China. We look forward to enhancing the overall knowledge base of the CA/B Forum with these additional members. This brings the total membership to 45 Certificate Authorities and Browsers.
Welcome to the CA/Browser Forum
September 2, 2013 by Ben WilsonWelcome to the CA/Browser Forum. Organized in 2005, we are a voluntary group of certification authorities (CAs), vendors of Internet browser software, and suppliers of other applications that use X.509 v.3 digital certificates for SSL/TLS and code signing. The CA/Browser Forum began in 2005 as part of an effort among certification authorities and browser software vendors to provide greater assurance to Internet users about the websites they visit by leveraging the capabilities of SSL/TLS certificates. In June 2007, the CA/Browser Forum adopted version 1.0 of the Extended Validation (EV) Guidelines. EV certificates are issued after extended steps to verify the identity of the entity behind the domain receiving the certificate. Internet browser software displays enhanced indication of that identity by changing the appearance of its display (i.e. colors, icons, animation, and/or additional website information).
September 2, 2013 by Ben WilsonWelcome to the CA/Browser Forum. Organized in 2005, we are a voluntary group of certification authorities (CAs), vendors of Internet browser software, and suppliers of other applications that use X.509 v.3 digital certificates for SSL/TLS and code signing. The CA/Browser Forum began in 2005 as part of an effort among certification authorities and browser software vendors to provide greater assurance to Internet users about the websites they visit by leveraging the capabilities of SSL/TLS certificates. In June 2007, the CA/Browser Forum adopted version 1.0 of the Extended Validation (EV) Guidelines. EV certificates are issued after extended steps to verify the identity of the entity behind the domain receiving the certificate. Internet browser software displays enhanced indication of that identity by changing the appearance of its display (i.e. colors, icons, animation, and/or additional website information).