CA/Browser Forum posts
Ballot 73 – Public Mail-List
May 11, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 73 – Public Mail-List (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Eddy Nigg and Gerv Markham endorsed it: Motion begins The Forum requests the list manager to establish a new Forum mail list called . Current subscribers to the “management” mail list should be subscribed to the list with no action required on their part. Forum members (both voting and observing) should be allowed to post to the list. Anyone else should be allowed to subscribe and receive posted messages. But, until a mechanism for obtaining their agreement to the IPR policy has been implemented, they should not be allowed to post messages to the list.
May 11, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 73 – Public Mail-List (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Eddy Nigg and Gerv Markham endorsed it: Motion begins The Forum requests the list manager to establish a new Forum mail list called . Current subscribers to the “management” mail list should be subscribed to the list with no action required on their part. Forum members (both voting and observing) should be allowed to post to the list. Anyone else should be allowed to subscribe and receive posted messages. But, until a mechanism for obtaining their agreement to the IPR policy has been implemented, they should not be allowed to post messages to the list.
Ballot 71 – Auditor Qualification Requirements
May 8, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 71 – Auditor Qualification Requirements (Passed) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Inigo Barreira and Ben Wilson endorsed it: Motion begins Effective 1 Jan 2013:
May 8, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 71 – Auditor Qualification Requirements (Passed) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Inigo Barreira and Ben Wilson endorsed it: Motion begins Effective 1 Jan 2013:
Ballot 70 – EV Code Signing Identifier
May 8, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 70 – EV Code Signing Identifier (Passed Unanimously) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Tom Albertson and Bruce Morton endorsed it: … Motion begins…. Effective immediately. Erratum begins DELETE the following text from the EV Guidelines Appendix H:
May 8, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 70 – EV Code Signing Identifier (Passed Unanimously) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Tom Albertson and Bruce Morton endorsed it: … Motion begins…. Effective immediately. Erratum begins DELETE the following text from the EV Guidelines Appendix H:
CA/Browser Forum Publishes Submissions
April 15, 2012 by Ben WilsonAll responses that the CA/Browser Forum received from the call for position papers and statements of interest on organizational reform have been published to the Web site: Organizational Reform Submissions
April 15, 2012 by Ben WilsonAll responses that the CA/Browser Forum received from the call for position papers and statements of interest on organizational reform have been published to the Web site: Organizational Reform Submissions
Ballot 67 – Adopt IPR Policy
April 6, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 67 – Adopt IPR Policy (Passed) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Gervase Markham and Dean Coclin endorsed it: Motion begins As of April 8, 2012 (“Effective Date”), the CA/Browser Forum adopts Rev. 0_99.2 of ‘CA/Browser Forum Intellectual Property Rights Policy’ and the ‘CAB Forum IPR Policy Agreement’ – available at:
April 6, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 67 – Adopt IPR Policy (Passed) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Gervase Markham and Dean Coclin endorsed it: Motion begins As of April 8, 2012 (“Effective Date”), the CA/Browser Forum adopts Rev. 0_99.2 of ‘CA/Browser Forum Intellectual Property Rights Policy’ and the ‘CAB Forum IPR Policy Agreement’ – available at:
Ballot 66 – Project Lifecycle
March 16, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 66 – Project Lifecycle (Passed) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Mads Henriksveen and Tim Moses endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately:
March 16, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 66 – Project Lifecycle (Passed) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Mads Henriksveen and Tim Moses endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately:
Ballot 95 – Guidance on Deprecated Internal Names
March 9, 2012 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
March 9, 2012 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
CA/Browser Forum Announces Organizational Reform Working Group
February 28, 2012 by Ben WilsonThe CA/Browser Forum is a voluntary organization of leading certification authorities (CAs) and vendors of Internet browser software and other applications. At the twenty fifth face to face meeting of the CA/Browser Forum, held in Santa Clara, California, USA on February 22 and 23rd, 2012, the membership agreed to form a working group on organizational reform. The task of this group will be to develop and present to the full organization, by April 16th, proposals for a new charter and bylaws. The CA/Browser Forum recognizes the growing importance of the PKI marketplace as a critical piece of Internet infrastructure, and the need to continue to safeguard and advance the public’s trust in the Internet as a secure place for communication, socialization and commerce. The goal of the reform will be to evolve the organization into a more mature and capable, multi-stakeholder forum that can promote the growth and maintenance of the public PKI and certificate ecosystem in the interests of Internet security and the broader public good. Key topics to be addressed by the special working group include:
February 28, 2012 by Ben WilsonThe CA/Browser Forum is a voluntary organization of leading certification authorities (CAs) and vendors of Internet browser software and other applications. At the twenty fifth face to face meeting of the CA/Browser Forum, held in Santa Clara, California, USA on February 22 and 23rd, 2012, the membership agreed to form a working group on organizational reform. The task of this group will be to develop and present to the full organization, by April 16th, proposals for a new charter and bylaws. The CA/Browser Forum recognizes the growing importance of the PKI marketplace as a critical piece of Internet infrastructure, and the need to continue to safeguard and advance the public’s trust in the Internet as a secure place for communication, socialization and commerce. The goal of the reform will be to evolve the organization into a more mature and capable, multi-stakeholder forum that can promote the growth and maintenance of the public PKI and certificate ecosystem in the interests of Internet security and the broader public good. Key topics to be addressed by the special working group include:
Ballot 64 Revised – Recognized Existence
February 16, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 64 Revised – Recognized Existence (Passed Unanimously) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Rich Smith and Stephen Davidson endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately:
February 16, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 64 Revised – Recognized Existence (Passed Unanimously) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Rich Smith and Stephen Davidson endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately: