S/MIME Ballots

Open Ballots (GitHub Pull Requests)

• Ballot SMC08 - Deprecate Legacy Generation Profiles and Minor Updates
  Created at Jul 15, 2024
  The S/MIME Baseline Requirements include a set of Legacy profiles designed to ease the transition into an audited framework, with the expectation that those Legacy profiles would be deprecated. 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 This ballot is proposed by Stephen Davidson (DigiCert) and endorsed by Clint Wilson (Apple) and Martijn Katerbarg (Sectigo).

Closed Ballots (GitHub Pull Requests)

• SMC07 - Align Logging Requirement and Key Escrow clarification
  Created at May 24, 2024, merged on Jul 15, 2024
• Ballot SMC06
  Created at Mar 26, 2024, merged on May 11, 2024

  The ballot proposes changes to the S/MIME Baseline Requirements to provide clarifications and corrections arising from the implementation and initial audits using the S/MIME BR.

  The following motion has been proposed by Stephen Davidson of DigiCert and endorsed by Martijn Katerbarg of Sectigo and Roman Fischer of SwissSign.

• SMC05 - Introducing CAA for S/MIME
  Created at Dec 18, 2023, merged on Feb 20, 2024
  The ballot proposes changes to the S/MIME Baseline Requirements to introduce the use of Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) Processing for Email Addresses as defined in RFC 9495. It also includes minor typographic corrections.
• SMC04 - Addition of ETSI TS 119 411-6 to audit standards
  Created at Oct 25, 2023, merged on Dec 8, 2023

  The ballot proposes changes to the S/MIME Baseline Requirements, and in others to make corrections. The affected sections include:

  • Clarify the Revisions table in section 1.2.1 to more clearly differentiate the effective date (publication of the version) from additional compliance dates; and
  • Add ETSI TS 119 411-6 as an audit criteria in Sections 1.6.3, 8.4, and 8.6.

Passed Ballots

• Ballot SMC08: Deprecate Legacy Generation Profiles and Minor Updates
• Ballot SMC07: Align Logging Requirement and Key Escrow clarification
• Ballot SMC06: Post implementation clarification and corrections
• Ballot SMC05: Adoption of CAA for S/MIME
• Ballot SMC04: Addition of ETSI TS 119 411-6 to audit standards
• Ballot SMC03: Corrections and clarifications for “S/MIME Baseline Requirements”
• Ballot SMC01 – Adopt S/MIME Baseline Requirements v1.0.0
• SMC-002 Confirmation Ballot for Vice Chair
• 2022-05-05 Pre-Ballot Discussion Period for S/MIME Baseline Requirements
• Ballot Forum-14 – Creation of S/MIME Certificates Working Group v2
• Ballot FORUM-11: Creation of S/MIME Certificates Working Group