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Baseline Requirements

Current Version

CA-Browser-Forum TLS BR 2.0.8 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC77

Previous Versions

CA-Browser-Forum TLS BR 2.0.7 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC67

CA-Browser-Forum TLS BR 2.0.6 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC75

CA-Browser-Forum TLS BR 2.0.5 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC73

CA-Browser-Forum TLS BR 2.0.4 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC65

CA-Browser-Forum TLS BR 2.0.3 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC69

CA-Browser-Forum TLS BR 2.0.2 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC66

CA-Browser-Forum BR 2.0.1 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC63

CA-Browser-Forum BR 2.0.0 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC62

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.8.7 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC61

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.8.6 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC58

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.8.5 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC56

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.8.4 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC54

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.8.3 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC51

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.8.2 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC53

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.8.1 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC50

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.8.0 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC48

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.7.9 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC47

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.7.8 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC45

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.7.7 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC46

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.7.6 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC44

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.7.5 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC42

CA-Browser-Forum BR 1.7.4 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC41

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.7.3 (redlined) – adopted by Ballots SC28 and SC35

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.7.2 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC33

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.7.1 (redlined) – adopted by Ballots SC30 and SC31

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.7.0 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC26

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.6.9 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC27

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.6.8 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC25

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.6.7 (redlined) – adopted by Ballots SC23, SC24

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.6.6 (redlined) – adopted by Ballots SC19

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.6.5 (redlined) – adopted by Ballots SC16

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.6.4 (redlined) – adopted by Ballots SC14, SC15, SC7

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.6.3 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC13

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.6.2 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC12

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.6.1 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot SC6

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.6.0 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 224

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.5.9 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 223

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.5.8 (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 219

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.5.7 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 220

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.5.6 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 218

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.5.5 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 217

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.5.4 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 215

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.5.3 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 214

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.5.2 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 190

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.5.1 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 197

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.5.0 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 212

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.4.9 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 204

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.4.8 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 199

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.4.7 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 196

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.4.6 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 195

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.4.5 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 189

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.4.4 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 193 on 17-March-2017

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.4.3 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 187 on 3-March-2017

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.4.2 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 181 on 1-January-2017

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.4.1 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 175 on 7 Sept. 2016

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.4.0 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 173 on 28 July 2016

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.3.9 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 174 on 29 August 2016

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.3.8 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 169 on 5 August 2016

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.3.7 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 164 on 8 July 2016

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.3.6 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 171 on 1 July 2016

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.3.5 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 168 on 10 May 2016

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.3.4 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 162 on 15 March 2016

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.3.3 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 160 on 4 February 2016

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.3.2 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 156 on 3 December 2015

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.3.1 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 151 on 28 September 2015

CA-Browser Forum BR 1.3.0 – adopted by Ballot 146 on 16 April 2015

Conversion Table for RFC-3647-formatted version 1.3.0 and later

Baseline Requirements 1.2.5 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 148  on 2 April 2015

Baseline Requirements 1.2.4 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 144 on 18 Feb 2015

Baseline Requirements 1.2.3 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 135 on 16 October 2014

Baseline Requirements 1.2.2 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 134 on 16 October 2014

Baseline Requirements 1.2.1 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 118 on 16 October 2014

Baseline Requirements 1.2.0 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 125 on 14 October 2014

Baseline Requirements 1.1.9 – (redlined) – adopted by Ballot 129 on 4 August 2014

Baseline Requirements 1.1.8 – (redlined) – adopted on 5 June 2014

Baseline Requirements 1.1.7 – (redlined) – effective 3 April 2014

Baseline Requirements 1.1.6 – (redlined) – effective 29 July, 2013

Baseline Requirements 1.1.5 – (redlined) – effective 31 May, 2013

Baseline Requirements 1.1.4 – (redlined) – effective 3 May, 2013

Baseline Requirements 1.1.3 – (redlined) – effective 21 February, 2013

Baseline Requirements 1.1 – effective 14 September, 2012

Baseline Requirements 1.1_日本語訳  (translated into Japanese) Baseline Requirements 1 – adopted on 22 Nov. 2011 with an Effective Date of 1 July 2012

Baseline Errata 1

Public Discussion Drafts

Baseline Requirements Draft 50

Baseline Requirements Draft 35

Baseline Requirements Draft 34

Baseline Requirements Draft 30b

Latest releases
Code Signing Requirements
v3.8 - Aug 5, 2024

What’s Changed

Full Changelog: https://github.com/cabforum/code-signing/compare/v3.7...v3.8

S/MIME Requirements
v1.0.6 - Ballot SMC08 - Aug 29, 2024

This ballot sets a date by which issuance of certificates following the Legacy generation profiles must cease. It also includes the following minor updates:

  • Pins the domain validation procedures to v 2.0.5 of the TLS Baseline Requirements while the ballot activity for multi-perspective validation is concluded, and the SMCWG determines its corresponding course of action;
  • Updates the reference for SmtpUTF8Mailbox from RFC 8398 to RFC 9598; and
  • Small text corrections in the Reference section

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

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