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Ballot SMC017: Increase Minimum RSA CA Key Size
April 29, 2026 by Stephen DavidsonBallot SMC017: Increase Minimum RSA CA Key SizeSummary: This ballot increases the minimum RSA key size for Root and Subordinate CA certificates in the S/MIME BRs from 2048 to 4096 bits for keys created on or after September 15, 2026, while retaining the 2048-bit minimum for Subscriber certificates.
April 29, 2026 by Stephen DavidsonBallot SMC017: Increase Minimum RSA CA Key SizeSummary: This ballot increases the minimum RSA key size for Root and Subordinate CA certificates in the S/MIME BRs from 2048 to 4096 bits for keys created on or after September 15, 2026, while retaining the 2048-bit minimum for Subscriber certificates.
Ballot SC099: Improve Recording of Validation Method
April 18, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 29 votes in total:
April 18, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 29 votes in total:
Ballot FORUM-037 – Adopt IPR Policy v. 1.4 and Associated Documents
April 9, 2026 by Ballot FORUM-037 - Adopt IPR Policy v. 1.4 and Associated Documents Voting Results The voting period for Forum-037 Adopt IPR Policy v1.4 and Associated Documents has completed. The ballot has: PASSED
April 9, 2026 by Ballot FORUM-037 - Adopt IPR Policy v. 1.4 and Associated Documents Voting Results The voting period for Forum-037 Adopt IPR Policy v1.4 and Associated Documents has completed. The ballot has: PASSED
Ballot SMC016: Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097
March 17, 2026 by Stephen Davidsoon[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. Summary of Review Ballot for Review: Ballot SMC016: Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097
March 17, 2026 by Stephen Davidsoon[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. Summary of Review Ballot for Review: Ballot SMC016: Equivalence with Ballots SC096 and SC097
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:
Ballot SC097: Sunset all remaining use of SHA-1 signatures in Certificates and CRLs
January 24, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 26 votes in total:
January 24, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 26 votes in total:
Ballot SC094v2: DNSSEC exception in email DCV methods
January 15, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 26 votes in total:
January 15, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 26 votes in total:
Ballot SC096: Carve-out for DNSSEC verification logging requirements
January 14, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
January 14, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
Ballot SMC015v2: Allow mDL for authentication of individual identity
January 10, 2026 by Stephen Davidsoon[Adopted] Ballot SMC015v2: Allow mDL for authentication of individual identityThe Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot SMC015v2 (Allow mDL for authentication of individual identity) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of March 27, 2026. The new S/MIME BR v.1.0.13 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.13.pdf [IPR Review] Ballot SMC015v2: Allow mDL for authentication of individual identityThis 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 is attached to this email, and may be found at: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.13-Redline.pdf.
January 10, 2026 by Stephen Davidsoon[Adopted] Ballot SMC015v2: Allow mDL for authentication of individual identityThe Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot SMC015v2 (Allow mDL for authentication of individual identity) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of March 27, 2026. The new S/MIME BR v.1.0.13 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.13.pdf [IPR Review] Ballot SMC015v2: Allow mDL for authentication of individual identityThis 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 is attached to this email, and may be found at: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.13-Redline.pdf.
Ballot SC-090: Gradually sunset all remaining email-based, phone-based, and ‘crossover’ validation methods from Sections 3.2.2.4 and 3.2.2.5
November 20, 2025 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
November 20, 2025 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total: