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Ballot 164 – Certificate Serial Number Entropy
March 31, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 164, “Certificate Serial Number Entropy” has now closed. The results are as follow: From the CAs, we received 19 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions. From the Browsers, we received 3 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions. Therefore the ballot passes. Detailed ballot results can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBsMZjlzyvK3mFR1u4qMqvZwlI86yJ-v0am1pCBo8uI/edit#gid=4 Dean Coclin CA/B Forum Chair Ballot 164 – Certificate Serial Number Entropy This ballot has been proposed by Jacob Hoffman-Andrews of Let’s Encrypt and endorsed by Ben Wilson of DigiCert and Tim Hollebeek of Trustwave:
March 31, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 164, “Certificate Serial Number Entropy” has now closed. The results are as follow: From the CAs, we received 19 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions. From the Browsers, we received 3 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions. Therefore the ballot passes. Detailed ballot results can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBsMZjlzyvK3mFR1u4qMqvZwlI86yJ-v0am1pCBo8uI/edit#gid=4 Dean Coclin CA/B Forum Chair Ballot 164 – Certificate Serial Number Entropy This ballot has been proposed by Jacob Hoffman-Andrews of Let’s Encrypt and endorsed by Ben Wilson of DigiCert and Tim Hollebeek of Trustwave:
Ballot 163 – Fix Errata in EV Guidelines 11.2.1
March 18, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 163, “Fix Errata in EV Guidelines” has closed. The results are as follows: From the CAs, we received 18 YES votes, zero NO votes and 1 Abstention From the Browsers, we received 2 YES votes, zero NO votes and zero Abstentions Therefore the ballot passes. Detailed results are posted here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBsMZjlzyvK3mFR1u4qMqvZwlI86yJ-v0am1pCBo8uI/edit#gid=4 Ballot 163 – Fix Errata in EV Guidelines 11.2.1 The following motion has been proposed by Li-Chun Chen of Chunghwa Telecom and endorsed by Robin Alden of Comodo and Ben Wilson of DigiCert:
March 18, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 163, “Fix Errata in EV Guidelines” has closed. The results are as follows: From the CAs, we received 18 YES votes, zero NO votes and 1 Abstention From the Browsers, we received 2 YES votes, zero NO votes and zero Abstentions Therefore the ballot passes. Detailed results are posted here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBsMZjlzyvK3mFR1u4qMqvZwlI86yJ-v0am1pCBo8uI/edit#gid=4 Ballot 163 – Fix Errata in EV Guidelines 11.2.1 The following motion has been proposed by Li-Chun Chen of Chunghwa Telecom and endorsed by Robin Alden of Comodo and Ben Wilson of DigiCert:
Ballot 162 – Sunset of Exceptions
March 16, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 162 closed on 16 March 2016. The results are as follows: From the CAs, there were 19 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 5 Abstentions From the Browsers, there were 4 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions. Therefore the ballot passes. Detailed results can be found on the ballot tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBsMZjlzyvK3mFR1u4qMqvZwlI86yJ-v0am1pCBo8uI/edit#gid=4 Ballot 162 – Sunset of Exceptions The following motion has been proposed by Ryan Sleevi of Google and endorsed by Richard Barnes of Mozilla and Jeremy Rowley of DigiCert.
March 16, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 162 closed on 16 March 2016. The results are as follows: From the CAs, there were 19 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 5 Abstentions From the Browsers, there were 4 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions. Therefore the ballot passes. Detailed results can be found on the ballot tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBsMZjlzyvK3mFR1u4qMqvZwlI86yJ-v0am1pCBo8uI/edit#gid=4 Ballot 162 – Sunset of Exceptions The following motion has been proposed by Ryan Sleevi of Google and endorsed by Richard Barnes of Mozilla and Jeremy Rowley of DigiCert.
Ballot 161 – Notification of incorrect issuance
February 12, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 161 closed on 12 February 2016. The results are as follows: From the CAs, there were 0 YES votes, 14 NO votes and 5 Abstentions From the Browsers, there were 3 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions. Therefore, the ballot fails. Detailed voting results can be found on the ballot tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBsMZjlzyvK3mFR1u4qMqvZwlI86yJ-v0am1pCBo8uI/edit#gid=4 Ballot 161 – Notification of incorrect issuance Based on extensive discussions in the forum, Sigbjørn Vik from Opera proposes the following ballot, endorsed by Ryan Sleevi from Google and Gervase Markham from Mozilla.
February 12, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 161 closed on 12 February 2016. The results are as follows: From the CAs, there were 0 YES votes, 14 NO votes and 5 Abstentions From the Browsers, there were 3 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions. Therefore, the ballot fails. Detailed voting results can be found on the ballot tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FBsMZjlzyvK3mFR1u4qMqvZwlI86yJ-v0am1pCBo8uI/edit#gid=4 Ballot 161 – Notification of incorrect issuance Based on extensive discussions in the forum, Sigbjørn Vik from Opera proposes the following ballot, endorsed by Ryan Sleevi from Google and Gervase Markham from Mozilla.
Ballot 160 – Amend Section 4 of Baseline Requirements
February 4, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 160 closed on 4 February 2016. There were 18 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions from CAs. There were 3 YES votes, and 0 NO or Abstention votes from Browsers. Therefore, the ballot passes. Ballot 160 – Amend Section 4 of Baseline Requirements The Policy Review Working Group has reviewed Section 4 of the Baseline Requirements and, as a result, suggests that certain changes be made.
February 4, 2016 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 160 closed on 4 February 2016. There were 18 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstentions from CAs. There were 3 YES votes, and 0 NO or Abstention votes from Browsers. Therefore, the ballot passes. Ballot 160 – Amend Section 4 of Baseline Requirements The Policy Review Working Group has reviewed Section 4 of the Baseline Requirements and, as a result, suggests that certain changes be made.
Ballot 156 – Amend Sections 1 and 2 of Baseline Requirements
December 3, 2015 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 156 (Amend sections 1 & 2 of BRs) closed on 3 December 2015. In the CA category, we received 19 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 1 Abstention In the browser category, we received 1 YES vote, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstention Therefore, the ballot passes. Full ballot results can be found here. The Policy Review Working Group has reviewed Sections 1 and 2 of the Baseline Requirements and, as a result, suggests that certain changes be made to them.
December 3, 2015 by Ben WilsonVoting on Ballot 156 (Amend sections 1 & 2 of BRs) closed on 3 December 2015. In the CA category, we received 19 YES votes, 0 NO votes and 1 Abstention In the browser category, we received 1 YES vote, 0 NO votes and 0 Abstention Therefore, the ballot passes. Full ballot results can be found here. The Policy Review Working Group has reviewed Sections 1 and 2 of the Baseline Requirements and, as a result, suggests that certain changes be made to them.
Ballots 154 and 155 – Convert to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub
November 18, 2015 by Ben WilsonBallots 154 and 155 – Convert to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub Ballot 154 and 155, Convert documents to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub, closed on November 17th 2015. The Chair received 24 votes from CAs in which 24 were in favor, 0 against and 02 abstentions and 02 votes from Browsers in which 02 were in favor, 0 against and 0 abstention. Therefore, the ballot passes. The Certificate Policy Review Working Group was chartered by Ballot 128 to (i) consider existing and proposed standards, (ii) create a list of potential improvements based on the considered standards that improve the existing CAB Forum work product, (iii) evaluate the transition to a 3647 format based on the amount of work involved.
November 18, 2015 by Ben WilsonBallots 154 and 155 – Convert to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub Ballot 154 and 155, Convert documents to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub, closed on November 17th 2015. The Chair received 24 votes from CAs in which 24 were in favor, 0 against and 02 abstentions and 02 votes from Browsers in which 02 were in favor, 0 against and 0 abstention. Therefore, the ballot passes. The Certificate Policy Review Working Group was chartered by Ballot 128 to (i) consider existing and proposed standards, (ii) create a list of potential improvements based on the considered standards that improve the existing CAB Forum work product, (iii) evaluate the transition to a 3647 format based on the amount of work involved.
Ballot 155 – Convert Network and Certificate System Security Requirements to RFC 3647 Framework and GitHub
November 15, 2015 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
November 15, 2015 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
Ballot 153 – Short-Lived Certificates
November 11, 2015 by Ben WilsonBallot 153 – Short-Lived Certificates Ballot 153, Short-Lived Certificates revision, closed on November 10th 2015. The Chair received 26 votes from CAs in which 04 were in favor, 17 against and 05 abstentions and 05 votes from Browsers in which 04 were in favor, 01 against and 0 abstention. Therefore the ballot fails. The following motion has been proposed by Jeremy Rowley of DigiCert and endorsed by Ryan Sleevi of Google and Gervase Markham of Mozilla.
November 11, 2015 by Ben WilsonBallot 153 – Short-Lived Certificates Ballot 153, Short-Lived Certificates revision, closed on November 10th 2015. The Chair received 26 votes from CAs in which 04 were in favor, 17 against and 05 abstentions and 05 votes from Browsers in which 04 were in favor, 01 against and 0 abstention. Therefore the ballot fails. The following motion has been proposed by Jeremy Rowley of DigiCert and endorsed by Ryan Sleevi of Google and Gervase Markham of Mozilla.