Let's Encrypt votes YES. On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Tim Hollebeek <[email protected]> wrote:
> I’ll note that this also clarifies that a Certificate Authority can’t > simply point to its own test certificates as evidence that it actively > issue certificates. > > > > Someone asserted in Scottsdale that would be ok, an assertion I personally > found rather odd and counter to the spirit of the requirement. > > > > -Tim > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Dean Coclin > *Sent:* Monday, March 21, 2016 3:53 PM > *To:* CABFPub > *Subject:* [cabfpub] Ballot 166: Membership requirement update > > > > Ballot 166: Clarification of Membership Requirements > > > > The following motion has been proposed by Dean Coclin of Symantec and > endorsed by Gerv Markham of Mozilla and Kirk Hall of Trend Micro: > > > > *Background:* > > Section 2.1 (a)(1) says that Issuing CAs “actively issue certificates to > Web servers…” > > > > Section 2.1(b) of the bylaws lists the items needed in a membership > application by CAs. > > But that section does not ask the CA applicant to provide a 3rd party > website where the CA/B Forum can validate that they are actively issuing > certs to web servers. We do however ask the applicant this question, after > they have submitted their application. It would be helpful to have this in > the bylaws so we don’t have to go back and ask every time. > > > > -- MOTION BEGINS -- > > > > In CA/B Forum Bylaws, add under 2.1(b): > > > > (7) The URL of at least one third party website that includes a > certificate issued by the Applicant in the certificate chain. > > > > -- MOTION ENDS – > > > The review period for this ballot shall commence at 2200 UTC on 21 March > 2016, and will close at 2200 UTC on 28 March 2016. Unless the motion is > withdrawn during the review period, the voting period will start > immediately thereafter and will close at 2200 UTC on 4 April 2016. Votes > must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread. > > > > A vote in favor of the motion must indicate a clear 'yes' in the response. > A vote against must indicate a clear 'no' in the response. A vote to > abstain must indicate a clear 'abstain' in the response. Unclear responses > will not be counted. The latest vote received from any representative of a > voting member before the close of the voting period will be counted. Voting > members are listed here: https://cabforum.org/members/ > <http://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=4062&d=ydHw1rcxSbfv2714LpjlIj_XiazcgzKj_FDtT3GqIg&s=5&u=https%3a%2f%2fcabforum%2eorg%2fmembers%2f> > > > > ------------------------------ > > This transmission may contain information that is privileged, > confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you > are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained > herein (including any reliance thereon) is strictly prohibited. If you > received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender > and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard > copy format. > > _______________________________________________ > Public mailing list > [email protected] > https://cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public > >
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