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Ballot 96 – Wildcard Certificates and New gTLDs
February 20, 2013 by Ben WilsonBallot 96 – Wildcard Certificates and New gTLDs (Passed) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Rick Andrews and Steve Roylance endorsed it: Motion Begins Erratum Begins Add the following as new Section 11.1.3: 11.1 Authorization by Domain Name Registrant 11.1.3 Wildcard Domain Validation Before issuing a certificate with a wildcard character (*) in a CN or subjectAltName of type DNS-ID, the CA MUST establish and follow a documented procedure† that determines if the wildcard character occurs in the first label position to the left of a “registry-controlled” label or “public suffix” (e.
February 20, 2013 by Ben WilsonBallot 96 – Wildcard Certificates and New gTLDs (Passed) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion, and Rick Andrews and Steve Roylance endorsed it: Motion Begins Erratum Begins Add the following as new Section 11.1.3: 11.1 Authorization by Domain Name Registrant 11.1.3 Wildcard Domain Validation Before issuing a certificate with a wildcard character (*) in a CN or subjectAltName of type DNS-ID, the CA MUST establish and follow a documented procedure† that determines if the wildcard character occurs in the first label position to the left of a “registry-controlled” label or “public suffix” (e.
Ballot 94 – Adoption of CA/Browser Forum Bylaws
November 23, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 94 – Adoption of CA/Browser Forum Bylaws (Passed Unanimously) Motion Kirk Hall made the following motion and it was endorsed by Wayne Thayer and Jeremy Rowley. –Motion Begins– A. Be it resolved that the CA / Browser Forum adopts the following set of Bylaws. –Bylaws Begin– Proposed CA-Browser Forum Bylaws_(v4) Trend Micro 8 Nov 2012.doc Proposed CA-Browser Forum Bylaws_(v4) Trend Micro 8 Nov 2012.pdf BYLAWS OF THE CA/BROWSER FORUM Adopted effective as of 23 November 2012 1.
November 23, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 94 – Adoption of CA/Browser Forum Bylaws (Passed Unanimously) Motion Kirk Hall made the following motion and it was endorsed by Wayne Thayer and Jeremy Rowley. –Motion Begins– A. Be it resolved that the CA / Browser Forum adopts the following set of Bylaws. –Bylaws Begin– Proposed CA-Browser Forum Bylaws_(v4) Trend Micro 8 Nov 2012.doc Proposed CA-Browser Forum Bylaws_(v4) Trend Micro 8 Nov 2012.pdf BYLAWS OF THE CA/BROWSER FORUM Adopted effective as of 23 November 2012 1.
Ballot 93 – Reasons for Revocation (BR issues 6, 8, 10, 21)
November 7, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 93 – Reasons for Revocation (BR issues 6, 8, 10, 21) (Passed Unanimously) Motion Effective immediately, except as to Part E below. Erratum begins A. (Issue #8) Add the following as 10.2.5: “10.2.5 Subordinate CA Private Key Parties other than the Subordinate CA SHALL NOT archive the Subordinate CA Private Keys. If the Issuing CA generated the Private Key on behalf of the Subordinate CA, then the Issuing CA SHALL encrypt the Private Key for transport to the Subordinate CA.
November 7, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 93 – Reasons for Revocation (BR issues 6, 8, 10, 21) (Passed Unanimously) Motion Effective immediately, except as to Part E below. Erratum begins A. (Issue #8) Add the following as 10.2.5: “10.2.5 Subordinate CA Private Key Parties other than the Subordinate CA SHALL NOT archive the Subordinate CA Private Keys. If the Issuing CA generated the Private Key on behalf of the Subordinate CA, then the Issuing CA SHALL encrypt the Private Key for transport to the Subordinate CA.
Ballot 91 – Chair and Vice-Chair Election
October 22, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 91 – Chair and Vice-Chair Election (Passed) Motion Kirk Hall made the following motion, and Gerv Markham, Ryan Hurst, and Eddy Nigg endorsed it: Motion begins RESOLVED: That Ben Wilson be elected Chair of the CA/Browser Forum for a two-year term, and that Dean Coclin be elected as Vice Chair of the CA/Browser Forum for a two-year term (to serve as Chair in Ben Wilson’s absence). Motion ends The ballot review period comes into effect immediately and will close at 2100 UTC on 13 Oct 2012.
October 22, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 91 – Chair and Vice-Chair Election (Passed) Motion Kirk Hall made the following motion, and Gerv Markham, Ryan Hurst, and Eddy Nigg endorsed it: Motion begins RESOLVED: That Ben Wilson be elected Chair of the CA/Browser Forum for a two-year term, and that Dean Coclin be elected as Vice Chair of the CA/Browser Forum for a two-year term (to serve as Chair in Ben Wilson’s absence). Motion ends The ballot review period comes into effect immediately and will close at 2100 UTC on 13 Oct 2012.
Ballot 90 – Governance Finalists
September 28, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 90 – Governance Finalists Results Trend Micro - 18 votes - Certum, Comodo CA Ltd, Digidentity, GoDaddy.com, Inc., Izenpe S.A., KEYNECTIS, KPN Getronics PinkRoccade, Logius PKIoverheid, Microsoft Corporation, Network Solutions, LLC, Opera Software ASA, QuoVadis Ltd., Skaitmeninio sertifikavimo centras (SSC), StartCom Certification Authority, SwissSign AG, Trend Micro, Trustis Limited, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Digicert - 8 votes - Buypass AS, DigiCert, Inc., GlobalSign, Google Inc., Symantec Corporation, TAIWAN-CA Inc.
September 28, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 90 – Governance Finalists Results Trend Micro - 18 votes - Certum, Comodo CA Ltd, Digidentity, GoDaddy.com, Inc., Izenpe S.A., KEYNECTIS, KPN Getronics PinkRoccade, Logius PKIoverheid, Microsoft Corporation, Network Solutions, LLC, Opera Software ASA, QuoVadis Ltd., Skaitmeninio sertifikavimo centras (SSC), StartCom Certification Authority, SwissSign AG, Trend Micro, Trustis Limited, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Digicert - 8 votes - Buypass AS, DigiCert, Inc., GlobalSign, Google Inc., Symantec Corporation, TAIWAN-CA Inc.
Ballot 88 – BR_9_2_4_Errata-ISO3166
September 12, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 88 – BR_9_2_4_Errata-ISO3166 (Passed) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion and Rick Andrews and Rich Smith endorsed it: … Motion begins… Effective immediately Erratum begins Add a new Definition: Country: Either a member of the United Nations OR a geographic region recognized as a sovereign nation by at least two UN member nations. Modify the following sections as indicated below: 9.2 Subject Information By issuing the Certificate, the CA represents that it followed the procedure set forth in its Certificate Policy and/or Certification Practice Statement to verify that, as of the Certificate’s issuance date, all of the Subject Information was accurate.
September 12, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 88 – BR_9_2_4_Errata-ISO3166 (Passed) Motion Jeremy Rowley made the following motion and Rick Andrews and Rich Smith endorsed it: … Motion begins… Effective immediately Erratum begins Add a new Definition: Country: Either a member of the United Nations OR a geographic region recognized as a sovereign nation by at least two UN member nations. Modify the following sections as indicated below: 9.2 Subject Information By issuing the Certificate, the CA represents that it followed the procedure set forth in its Certificate Policy and/or Certification Practice Statement to verify that, as of the Certificate’s issuance date, all of the Subject Information was accurate.
Ballot 87 – Instant Runoff Ballot on Governance
August 31, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 87 – Instant Runoff Ballot on Governance Instant Runoff Ballot on Governance Voting by instant-runoff 17 Members Voted Mozilla: PayPal,DigiCert, Trend, No Change, Microsoft StartCom: TrendMicro, No Change Trustwave: PayPal, DigiCert TrendMicro: TrendMicro, No change, Microsoft, DigiCert, PayPal Logius PKIoverheid: TrendMicro, Microsoft SSC: TrendMicro, No Change Symantec: Microsoft, DigiCert, TrendMicro, PayPal, No Change DigiCert: DigiCert, Microsoft, TrendMicro, PayPal BuyPass: DigiCert, TrendMicro, PayPal, Microsoft Opera: PayPal, Microsoft, DigiCert, TrendMicro ‘QuoVadis: DigiCert, Microsoft, TrendMicro
August 31, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 87 – Instant Runoff Ballot on Governance Instant Runoff Ballot on Governance Voting by instant-runoff 17 Members Voted Mozilla: PayPal,DigiCert, Trend, No Change, Microsoft StartCom: TrendMicro, No Change Trustwave: PayPal, DigiCert TrendMicro: TrendMicro, No change, Microsoft, DigiCert, PayPal Logius PKIoverheid: TrendMicro, Microsoft SSC: TrendMicro, No Change Symantec: Microsoft, DigiCert, TrendMicro, PayPal, No Change DigiCert: DigiCert, Microsoft, TrendMicro, PayPal BuyPass: DigiCert, TrendMicro, PayPal, Microsoft Opera: PayPal, Microsoft, DigiCert, TrendMicro ‘QuoVadis: DigiCert, Microsoft, TrendMicro
Ballot 85 – Governance Reform
August 24, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 85 – Governance Reform (Passed Unanimously) Motion Pursuant to a motion made and approved at the face-to-face meeting of Forum members in Gjovik Norway, the CAB Forum has posted the four (4) governance proposals to , and indicated that one of these governance proposals, or a “no change” proposal, should be adopted by the Forum, by the following voting process: A seven (7) day review period, followed by a vote on this motion;
August 24, 2012 by Ben WilsonBallot 85 – Governance Reform (Passed Unanimously) Motion Pursuant to a motion made and approved at the face-to-face meeting of Forum members in Gjovik Norway, the CAB Forum has posted the four (4) governance proposals to , and indicated that one of these governance proposals, or a “no change” proposal, should be adopted by the Forum, by the following voting process: A seven (7) day review period, followed by a vote on this motion;