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Ballot CSC-10 – WebTrust CSBR v2.0 Audit Criteria
August 13, 2021 by Ben WilsonResults of IPR Review (Mailing list post is available here.) The review period has ended and no exclusion notices were filed. The final documents, with the effective date being 2021-09-13, are available here. Results of Voting (Mailing list post is available here.) Yes No Abstain Certificate Issuers Certum (Asseco), DigiCert, eMudhra, Entrust, GlobalSign, HARICA, Sectigo Certificate Consumers Microsoft The ballot has PASSED. Purpose of the Ballot For Baseline Requirement for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Code Signing Certificates v2.
August 13, 2021 by Ben WilsonResults of IPR Review (Mailing list post is available here.) The review period has ended and no exclusion notices were filed. The final documents, with the effective date being 2021-09-13, are available here. Results of Voting (Mailing list post is available here.) Yes No Abstain Certificate Issuers Certum (Asseco), DigiCert, eMudhra, Entrust, GlobalSign, HARICA, Sectigo Certificate Consumers Microsoft The ballot has PASSED. Purpose of the Ballot For Baseline Requirement for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Code Signing Certificates v2.
Ballot CSC-8 v3: Update to Revocation response mechanisms. key protection for EV certificates, and clean-up of 11.2.1 & Appendix B
April 2, 2021 by Ben WilsonThe voting period for Ballot CSC-8 has ended and the Ballot has Passed. Here are the results: Voting by Certificate Issuers – 7 votes total including abstentions – 6 Yes votes: Certum (Asseco), DigiCert, Entrust, GlobalSign, HARICA, Sectigo – 0 No votes – 1 Abstain: GoDaddy 87% of voting Certificate Issuers voted in favor. Voting by Certificate Consumers – 1 vote total including abstentions – 1 Yes votes: Microsoft – 0 No votes
April 2, 2021 by Ben WilsonThe voting period for Ballot CSC-8 has ended and the Ballot has Passed. Here are the results: Voting by Certificate Issuers – 7 votes total including abstentions – 6 Yes votes: Certum (Asseco), DigiCert, Entrust, GlobalSign, HARICA, Sectigo – 0 No votes – 1 Abstain: GoDaddy 87% of voting Certificate Issuers voted in favor. Voting by Certificate Consumers – 1 vote total including abstentions – 1 Yes votes: Microsoft – 0 No votes
Ballot CSC-7v2: Update to merge EV and Non-EV clauses
February 2, 2021 by Ben WilsonVoting has closed on this ballot and the results are as follows: CAs voting in favor (7): Actalis, DigiCert, Entrust, GDCA, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, HARICA CAs opposed: None CAs abstaining: None Certificate Consumers voting in favor (1): Microsoft Certificate Consumers opposed: None Certificate Consumers abstaining: None Therefore the ballot CSC-7 passes. Purpose of the Ballot: The CSC-2 merger of the Code Signing BRs and the EV Code Signing Guidelines was done without technical changes.
February 2, 2021 by Ben WilsonVoting has closed on this ballot and the results are as follows: CAs voting in favor (7): Actalis, DigiCert, Entrust, GDCA, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, HARICA CAs opposed: None CAs abstaining: None Certificate Consumers voting in favor (1): Microsoft Certificate Consumers opposed: None Certificate Consumers abstaining: None Therefore the ballot CSC-7 passes. Purpose of the Ballot: The CSC-2 merger of the Code Signing BRs and the EV Code Signing Guidelines was done without technical changes.
Special Ballot CSCWG-5: Election of Code Signing Certificate Working Group Vice Chair
October 29, 2020 by Ben WilsonSpecial Ballot CSCWG-5: Election of Code Signing Certificate Working Group Vice Chair The following motion has been proposed by the Code Signing Certificate Working Group Chair Dean Coclin of DigiCert. Purpose of Ballot This special ballot is to confirm the new Vice Chair of the Code Signing Certificate Working Group. Motion begins In accordance with Bylaw 4.1©, Bruce Morton representing Entrust is hereby elected Vice Chair of the Code Signing Certificate Working Group for a term commencing on November 1, 2020 and continuing through October 31, 2022.
October 29, 2020 by Ben WilsonSpecial Ballot CSCWG-5: Election of Code Signing Certificate Working Group Vice Chair The following motion has been proposed by the Code Signing Certificate Working Group Chair Dean Coclin of DigiCert. Purpose of Ballot This special ballot is to confirm the new Vice Chair of the Code Signing Certificate Working Group. Motion begins In accordance with Bylaw 4.1©, Bruce Morton representing Entrust is hereby elected Vice Chair of the Code Signing Certificate Working Group for a term commencing on November 1, 2020 and continuing through October 31, 2022.
Ballot CSC-4 v1: Move deadline for transition to RSA-3072 and SHA-2 timestamp tokens
October 7, 2020 by Ben WilsonVoting on this ballot has closed. The results are below: 7 CAs voting in favor: Actalis, DigiCert, Entrust Datacard, GDCA, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, HARICA 0 CAs opposed 0 CAs abstaining 1 Certificate Consumer voting in favor: Microsoft 0 Certificate Consumers opposed 0 Certificate Consumers abstaining Therefore the ballot passes. Dean Coclin CSCWG Chair Ballot CSC-4 v1: Move deadline for transition to RSA-3072 and SHA-2 timestamp tokens Purpose of the Ballot: The current deadline for moving from RSA-2048 to RSA-3072 and from SHA-1 to SHA-2 for timestamp tokens falls on January 1, 2021, which is inconvenient due to code freezes due to the winter holidays.
October 7, 2020 by Ben WilsonVoting on this ballot has closed. The results are below: 7 CAs voting in favor: Actalis, DigiCert, Entrust Datacard, GDCA, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, HARICA 0 CAs opposed 0 CAs abstaining 1 Certificate Consumer voting in favor: Microsoft 0 Certificate Consumers opposed 0 Certificate Consumers abstaining Therefore the ballot passes. Dean Coclin CSCWG Chair Ballot CSC-4 v1: Move deadline for transition to RSA-3072 and SHA-2 timestamp tokens Purpose of the Ballot: The current deadline for moving from RSA-2048 to RSA-3072 and from SHA-1 to SHA-2 for timestamp tokens falls on January 1, 2021, which is inconvenient due to code freezes due to the winter holidays.
Ballot CSCWG-3: Election of Code Signing Certificate Working Group Chair
September 23, 2020 by Jos PurvisBallot ResultsVoting on Ballot CSCWG-3 has ended and the results are below: Certificate Issuers Votes in Favor: (9) Actalis, DigiCert, eMudhra, Entrust, GDCA, GlobalSign, HARICA, SSL.com, SecureTrust (former Trustwave) Votes opposed: None Abstentions: None Certificate Consumers Votes in Favor: (1) Microsoft Votes Opposed: None Abstentions: None Therefore the Ballot passes. Ballot ContentThe following motion has been proposed by the Code Signing Certificate Working Group Chair Dean Coclin of DigiCert. Purpose of Ballot This special ballot is to confirm the new Chair of the Code Signing Certificate Working Group.
September 23, 2020 by Jos PurvisBallot ResultsVoting on Ballot CSCWG-3 has ended and the results are below: Certificate Issuers Votes in Favor: (9) Actalis, DigiCert, eMudhra, Entrust, GDCA, GlobalSign, HARICA, SSL.com, SecureTrust (former Trustwave) Votes opposed: None Abstentions: None Certificate Consumers Votes in Favor: (1) Microsoft Votes Opposed: None Abstentions: None Therefore the Ballot passes. Ballot ContentThe following motion has been proposed by the Code Signing Certificate Working Group Chair Dean Coclin of DigiCert. Purpose of Ballot This special ballot is to confirm the new Chair of the Code Signing Certificate Working Group.
Ballot CSCWG-2: Combine Baseline and EV Code Signing Documents
July 21, 2020 by Jos PurvisBallot Results Voting on Ballot CSCWG-2 has ended and the results are below: Certificate Issuers Votes in Favor: (10) Actalis, Sectigo, DigiCert, eMudhra, Entrust Datacard, GDCA, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, SSL.com Votes opposed: None Abstentions: None Certificate Consumers Votes in Favor: (1) Microsoft Votes Opposed: None Abstentions: None Results Therefore the Ballot passes. Dean Coclin CSCWG Chair Ballot Content Purpose of Ballot The CA/Browser Forum currently has two code signing requirements documents: 1) Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly‐Trusted Code Signing Certificates and 2) Guidelines For The Issuance And Management Of Extended Validation Code Signing Certificates.
July 21, 2020 by Jos PurvisBallot Results Voting on Ballot CSCWG-2 has ended and the results are below: Certificate Issuers Votes in Favor: (10) Actalis, Sectigo, DigiCert, eMudhra, Entrust Datacard, GDCA, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, SSL.com Votes opposed: None Abstentions: None Certificate Consumers Votes in Favor: (1) Microsoft Votes Opposed: None Abstentions: None Results Therefore the Ballot passes. Dean Coclin CSCWG Chair Ballot Content Purpose of Ballot The CA/Browser Forum currently has two code signing requirements documents: 1) Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly‐Trusted Code Signing Certificates and 2) Guidelines For The Issuance And Management Of Extended Validation Code Signing Certificates.
Ballot CSC-1: Adopt Baseline Requirements version 1.2
June 11, 2019 by Ben Wilson*NOTICE OF REVIEW PERIOD* ** This Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum's Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.3). This Review Period is for a Final Guideline (60 day Review Period). Attached is a complete Draft Guideline subject of this Review Notice. Ballot for Review: Ballot CSCWG-1 /pipermail/cscwg-public/2019-June/000043.html Start of Review Period: June 13, 2019 at 11:00am Eastern Time End of Review Period: August 13, 2019 at 11:00am Eastern Time ------------------ Voting on Ballot CSCWG-1 has ended and the results are as follows: 11 Certificate Issuers voting YES: Actalis, Sectigo (former Comodo CA), DigiCert, eMudhra, Entrust Datacard, GDCA, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, HARICA, SSL.
June 11, 2019 by Ben Wilson*NOTICE OF REVIEW PERIOD* ** This Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum's Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.3). This Review Period is for a Final Guideline (60 day Review Period). Attached is a complete Draft Guideline subject of this Review Notice. Ballot for Review: Ballot CSCWG-1 /pipermail/cscwg-public/2019-June/000043.html Start of Review Period: June 13, 2019 at 11:00am Eastern Time End of Review Period: August 13, 2019 at 11:00am Eastern Time ------------------ Voting on Ballot CSCWG-1 has ended and the results are as follows: 11 Certificate Issuers voting YES: Actalis, Sectigo (former Comodo CA), DigiCert, eMudhra, Entrust Datacard, GDCA, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, HARICA, SSL.
Ballot FORUM-8: Establishment of a Code Signing Working Group
March 9, 2019 by Jos PurvisResults The voting period for Ballot Forum-8 has ended and the Ballot has Passed. Here are the results: Voting by Certificate Issuers 24 votes total including abstentions **24 Yes votes: **Actalis, Amazon, Buypass, Camerfirma, Certinomis, Certum (Asseco), Chunghwa Telecom, D-Trust, DarkMatter, DigiCert, Disig, eMudhra, Entrust Datacard, E-Tugra, GlobalSign, HARICA, SHECA, SSL.com, SSC, TrustCor, SecureTrust, TurkTrust, Visa 0 No vote: 0 Abstain: 100% of voting Certificate Issuers voted in favor. Voting by Certificate Consumers 3 votes total including abstentions
March 9, 2019 by Jos PurvisResults The voting period for Ballot Forum-8 has ended and the Ballot has Passed. Here are the results: Voting by Certificate Issuers 24 votes total including abstentions **24 Yes votes: **Actalis, Amazon, Buypass, Camerfirma, Certinomis, Certum (Asseco), Chunghwa Telecom, D-Trust, DarkMatter, DigiCert, Disig, eMudhra, Entrust Datacard, E-Tugra, GlobalSign, HARICA, SHECA, SSL.com, SSC, TrustCor, SecureTrust, TurkTrust, Visa 0 No vote: 0 Abstain: 100% of voting Certificate Issuers voted in favor. Voting by Certificate Consumers 3 votes total including abstentions