[cabfpub] Pre-Ballot 156 - Amend Sections 1 and 2 of Baseline Requirements

[Ben Wilson]

Here is a pre-ballot draft of Ballot 156 - Amend Sections 1 and 2 of
Baseline Requirements as recommended for adoption by the Policy Review
Working Group.  I've attached a redlined version of the BRs.  I am looking
for endorsers.

 

The Policy Review Working Group has reviewed the Baseline Requirements, and
as a result the following motion has been proposed by Ben Wilson of DigiCert
and endorsed by  __  of   __ and __   of   __.

 

-- MOTION BEGINS --

 

1) In Section 1.1, under Notice to Readers add a second sentence "This
document serves two purposes:  to specify Baseline Requirements and to
provide guidance and requirements for what a CA should include in its CPS."

 

2) In Section 1.4.2 add "No stipulation."

 

3) In Section 1.5.2 add "Contact information for the CA/Browser Forum is
available here:  https://cabforum.org/leadership/ 

 

In this section of a CA's CPS, the CA shall provide a link to a web page or
an email address for contacting the person or persons responsible for
operation of the CA."

 

4) In Section 1.5.3 add "No stipulation."

 

5) In Section 1.5.4 add "No stipulation."

 

6) In Section 2.3 add "The CA SHALL develop, implement, enforce, and
annually update a Certificate Policy and/or Certification Practice Statement
that describes in detail how the CA implements the latest version of these
Requirements."

 

7) In Section 2.4 add "The CA shall make its Repository public available in
a read-only manner."

 

-- MOTION ENDS --

 

The review period for this ballot shall commence at  November 2015, and will
close at   November 2015. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review
period, the voting period will start immediately thereafter and will close
at   November 2015. 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/

 

In order for the motion to be adopted, two thirds or more of the votes cast
by members in the CA category and greater than 50% of the votes cast by
members in the browser category must be in favor. Quorum is currently nine
(9) members- at least nine members must participate in the ballot, either by
voting in favor, voting against, or abstaining.

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