Apple votes YES on Ballot FORUM-021 > On Apr 4, 2024, at 8:03 AM, Clint Wilson via Public <public@cabforum.org> > wrote: > > Ballot FORUM-021 > > Proposed by Clint Wilson of Apple and endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert > and Tim Callan of Sectigo. > > Purpose of Ballot > > The CA/Browser Forum publishes Final Guidelines representing technical > requirements about nuanced and challenging PKI implementations. It is > proposed that the establishment of a Definitions and Glossary Working Group > will assist the Forum as a whole, and its individual Chartered Working > Groups, in the following ways: > > 1. Clarity and Consistency: Standardizing the definitions of terms will help > Members and other interested parties have a clearer understanding of the > terminology being used. This should reduce ambiguity and confusion, while > increasing consistency in interpretation and use across Working Groups and > Final Guidelines. > 2. Effective Communication: A Glossary enables more effective communication > among Members, as well as with external stakeholders such as industry > partners, regulatory bodies, and other standardization organizations. It > helps to ensure that everyone involved in the process is speaking the same > language and, as such, may have a positive impact beyond the Forum alone. > 3. Quality: By establishing a Glossary, the Forum can focus efforts on > enhancing the quality and accuracy of the language used in published > Guidelines. The availability of consistent, high-quality terminology reduces > the risk of misunderstandings, errors, and misinterpretations that could > undermine the effectiveness of the Forum. > 4. Accessibility and Learning: For new Members or observers of the Forum, > having a centralized Glossary provides a valuable resource for learning the > specialized terminology used here. As with Guidelines in general, a focused > Glossary can reduce the learning curve associated with understanding, > implementing, and complying with complex baseline requirements documents. > 5. Cross-referencing and Interoperability: A well-defined Glossary > facilitates cross-referencing between Guidelines and promotes > interoperability between the Forum’s Chartered Working Groups as well as > external systems, products, processes, and people that rely on mutual > understanding of shared terminology. > 6. Feedback and Iterative Improvement: Building and maintaining a Glossary > provides a framework for soliciting and receiving feedback from industry > stakeholders and continuously improving the clarity and accuracy of the > definitions over time. As new terms emerge or existing definitions evolve, > the Glossary can be updated, ensuring that the Forum remains current and > responsive to industry changes. > > Following the passage of this ballot: > > A new Definitions and Glossary Chartered Working Group will be formed under > the CA/Browser Forum, as outlined in section 5.3.1 of the Bylaws; > A Mailing list(s), GitHub repository(ies), and Wiki resource(s) will be > established as needed to enable the D&G WG to fulfill its charter; > The D&G WG will collaborate with other CWGs in the Forum as stipulated in the > charter found below; and > The D&G WG will produce and maintain a Glossary document. > > MOTION BEGINS > > Establish Definitions and Glossary Working Group > > Upon approval from the CA/Browser Forum by ballot in accordance with section > 5.3 of the Forum Bylaws, the Definitions and Glossary Working Group (“DGWG”) > is created to perform the activities as specified in the Charter as found > here: > https://github.com/cabforum/forum/compare/9805b6976e7a7ac391048d4eadb4379aa956110b...2b2b081a224031050aedf9404d9ce50344a468e8 > > MOTION ENDS > > The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows: > > Discussion (7+ days) > > Start Time: 2024-Mar-21 15:00 UTC > End Time: 2024-April-4 14:59 UTC > > Vote for approval (7 days) > > Start Time: 2024-April-4 15:00 UTC > End Time: 2024-April-11 15:00 UTC > _______________________________________________ > Public mailing list > Public@cabforum.org > https://lists.cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public
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