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Baseline Requirements

Current Version

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.3.9 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-26.

Previous Versions

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.3.8 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-25.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.3.7 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-22.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.3.6 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-21.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.3.5 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-20.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.3.4 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-19.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.3.3 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-18.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.3.2 (redline ne) adopted by ballot CSCWG-17.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.3.1 (redline ne) adopted by ballot CSCWG-15.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.3.0 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-14.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.2.8 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-13.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.2.7 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-12.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.2.6 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-11.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.2.5 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-10.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.2.4 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-9.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.2.3 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWGv3-8.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.2.2 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWGv2-7.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v.2.1 (redline) adopted by ballot CSCWG-4.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v2.0 (redline), adopted by ballot CSCWG-2.

Baseline Requirements for Code-Signing Certificates, v1.2

Latest releases

Server Certificate Requirements
SC-081v3: Introduce Schedule of Reducing Validity and Data Reuse Periods - May 21, 2025

BR v2.1.5

Code Signing Requirements
v3.8 - Aug 5, 2024

What’s Changed CSC-25: Import EV Guidelines to CS Baseline Requirements by @dzacharo in https://github.com/cabforum/code-signing/pull/38 Full Changelog: https://github.com/cabforum/code-signing/compare/v3.7...v3.8

S/MIME Requirements
v1.0.10 - Ballot SMC012 - Jul 2, 2025

Introduces a new method for validation of mailbox control, using ACME for S/MIME as defined in RFC 8823: Extensions to Automatic Certificate Management Environment for End-User S/MIME Certificates.

Network and Certificate System Security Requirements
v2.0 - Ballot NS-003 - Jun 26, 2024

Ballot NS-003: Restructure the NCSSRs in https://github.com/cabforum/netsec/pull/35