Ballot 102 – BR 9.2.3 domainComponent

Server Certificate Working Group

Key dates

Effective date: 31 May 2013 13 years ago
Voting opened: 31 May 2013 13 years ago
Voting closed: 07 Jun 2013 13 years ago
Discussion opened: 24 May 2013 13 years ago
Discussion closed: 31 May 2013 13 years ago

AI Summary

Generated 2026-06-23 21:36 UTC

Ballot overview

Ballot 102 concerns Baseline Requirements section 9.2.3 for the domainComponent field.
The ballot page marks it as Passed.
The motion was made by Jeremy Rowley of DigiCert and endorsed by Robin Alden from Comodo and Geoffrey Keating from Apple.

What changed

The ballot amends the Subject Domain Component Field requirements.
It replaces the prior rule that the field, if present, must contain all components of the subject’s Registered Domain Name in ordered sequence.
The new text says the field, if present, must contain a label from a Domain Name.
It requires the domainComponent fields for each Domain Name to be in a single ordered sequence containing all labels from the Domain name.
It requires the labels to be encoded in reverse order to the on-wire DNS representation, with the label closest to the root encoded first.
It adds a requirement that the CA ensure the certificate is issued with the consent of, and according to procedures established by, the owner of each Domain Name.

Timing stated in the ballot

The review period was to commence at 21:00 UTC on 24 May 2013.
The review period was to close at 21:00 UTC on 31 May 2013.
Unless withdrawn during review, the voting period was to start immediately afterward and close at 21:00 UTC on 7 June 2013.
The motion text says the change is effective immediately.

Model: gpt-5.4-mini Confidence: 0.95 Result: passed

Effective date: 2013-05-31
Voting opened: 2013-05-31
Voting closed: 2013-06-07
Discussion opened: 2013-05-24
Discussion closed: 2013-05-31

Applicability and conditions

2013-05-31 — CAs would begin voting after review closes. If the ballot is not withdrawn during the review period, the voting period starts immediately afterward.

2013-06-07 — Final date for votes to be cast. Voting period close date stated in the motion.

AI-generated from the CABF ballot page. The official CABF article remains the authoritative source.

Excerpt

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