Ballot 125 – CAA Records (passed)

Ballot overview

• Ballot 125, CAA Records, passed.
• The ballot adds a new CAA definition to Section 4 and updates Section 8.2.2 on disclosure.
• The change requires CAs to disclose whether they review CAA Records and, if so, their policy or practice for processing CAA Records for Fully Qualified Domain Names.
• CAs must log all actions taken, if any, consistent with their processing practice.

Timing and adoption

• The review period started at 2200 UTC on Tuesday, 30 September 2014.
• The review period closed at 2200 UTC on Tuesday, 7 October 2014.
• Voting closed on 14 October 2014.
• The ballot page states that Ballot 125 passed.

Compliance requirement

• The motion states that the disclosure requirement is effective as of a date six months from Ballot 125 adoption.
• The evidence does not provide the specific calendar date for that six-month deadline.
• The requirement applies to section 4.2 of a CA’s Certificate Policy and/or Certification Practice Statement, or section 4.1 for CAs still conforming to RFC 2527.
• The CA must state whether it reviews CAA Records and, if so, its policy or practice on processing CAA Records for Fully Qualified Domain Names.
• The CA must log all actions taken, if any, consistent with its processing practice.