Can we consider this case closed with the action that the VWG will propose a 
ballot that addresses pre and postdating certificates?

Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev-security-policy [mailto:dev-security-policy-
> bounces+doug.beattie=globalsign....@lists.mozilla.org] On Behalf Of Tim
> Hollebeek via dev-security-policy
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 11:49 AM
> To: Rob Stradling <rob.stradl...@comodo.com>; Jonathan Rudenberg
> <jonat...@titanous.com>; mozilla-dev-security-policy <mozilla-dev-security-
> pol...@lists.mozilla.org>
> Subject: RE: GlobalSign certificate with far-future notBefore
> 
> 
> > > This incident makes me think that two changes should be made:
> > >
> > > 1) The Root Store Policy should explicitly ban forward and
> > > back-dating
> the
> > notBefore date.
> >
> > I think it would be reasonable and sensible to permit back-dating
> > insofar
> as it is
> > deemed necessary to accommodate client-side clock-skew.
> 
> Indeed.  This was discussed at a previous Face to Face meeting, and it was
> generally agreed that a requirement that the notBefore date be within +-1
> week of issuance would not be unreasonable.
> 
> The most common practice is backdating by a few days for the reason Rob
> mentioned.
> 
> -Tim

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