Kamu SM votes "Yes" on Ballot NS-003
Tuğba ÖZCAN
Head Of e_signature Technologies Department
TÜBİTAK/BİLGEM/Kamu SM
Çamlıca Mahallesi 408. Cadde No: 136
C Blok 5. Kat Yenimahalle/Ankara
Dahili:8543
tugba.oz...@tubitak.gov.tr
Kimden: "Clint Wilson via Netsec" <netsec@cabforum.org>
Kime: "NetSec CA/BF" <netsec@cabforum.org>
Gönderilenler: 23 Nisan Salı 2024 18:59:16
Konu: [cabf_netsec] Voting Period Begins | Ballot NS-003: Restructure the
NCSSRs
Ballot NS-003 is proposed by Clint Wilson of Apple and endorsed by Trevoli
Ponds-White of Amazon and David Kluge of Google Trust Services.
Purpose of Ballot
This ballot proposes a comprehensive restructuring of the Network and
Certificate System Security Requirements (NCSSRs), excepting Section 4. The
current structure of the document has proven to be challenging for creating
ballots, contains duplicated requirements, and separates similar requirements
across the document. These issues have led to inefficiencies in managing and
implementing security standards. Therefore, this proposal aims to streamline
the document's structure, eliminate redundancies, improve comprehensibility,
and enhance clarity and coherence.
Reasons for Proposal:
* Complexity in Ballot Creation : The current document structure can make
it difficult to create and manage ballots efficiently, leading to somewhat
awkward updating processes, abandoned ballots, and a lack of confidence that
ballots effect the intended changes.
* Redundancy : Over time, some parts of the NCSSRs have touched on the same
topic, leading to some duplication across the document and further to confusion
and inconsistency in implementation.
* Fragmentation : Similar requirements for different parts of a CA’s
NCSSR-relevant infrastructure are scattered throughout the document, making it
somewhat more difficult for to locate and comprehend a complete picture of
these requirements effectively.
* Minor Issues : The document contains other, more minor issues that also
impede its usability and effectiveness, such as missing definitions, unclear
list structures, and requirements that are more optional than they may
currently appear.
Benefits of the Updated Document Structure:
* Enhanced Clarity : The revised structure should improve the clarity and
coherence of the document, making the requirements it represents easier to
understand, as well as result in greater consistency when implementing or
assessing its security requirements.
* Future Updates : A more granular document structure should improve the
process of creating and managing ballots in the future. Similarly, the improved
proximity of related requirements should hopefully aid in identifying the areas
the NCSSRs can most benefit from further attention.
* Grouping and De-duplication of Similar Requirements : By consolidating
duplicated requirements, the updated document should make it much easier to
find, comprehend, assess, and implement related requirements.
* Clearer Recommendations : The updated document includes a number of
additional “SHOULD”-type stipulations, clarifying some of the language in the
current NCSSRs such that it’s easier to identify where the NCSSRs impose a
strict requirement as opposed to a strong recommendation.
Overall, this ballot proposal seeks to address existing challenges in updating
the current version of the NCSSRs and pave the way for future improvements to
the NCSSRs.
MOTION BEGINS
This ballot modifies the “Network and Certificate System Security Requirements”
as follows, based on version 1.7:
[
https://github.com/cabforum/netsec/compare/c62a2f88e252de5c79b101fa3c9e9c536388639a...8bd66d27c07e30d1f4d9e6dd57b075bca499bf2e
|
https://github.com/cabforum/netsec/compare/c62a2f88e252de5c79b101fa3c9e9c536388639a...8bd66d27c07e30d1f4d9e6dd57b075bca499bf2e
]
MOTION ENDS
The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:
Discussion Period (14+ days)
Start Time: 2024-April-09 16:00 UTC
End Time: 2024-April-23 15:59 UTC
Voting Period (7 days)
Start Time: 2024-April-23 16:00 UTC
End Time: 2024-April-30 16:00 UTC
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