Ballot 126 – Operational Existence (passed)

Ballot overview

• Ballot 126 was titled Operational Existence and was marked passed.
• The motion revised EV Guidelines section 11.5 to clarify how a CA verifies an applicant’s operational existence.
• The ballot states that the change resulted in EV SSL Certificate Guidelines Version 1.5.0.

What changed

• Section 11.5.1 was rewritten so the CA must verify that the applicant has the ability to engage in business by verifying the applicant’s, or an affiliate/parent/subsidiary company’s, operational existence.
• Section 11.5.2 was rewritten to list acceptable methods for verifying operational existence.
• The acceptable methods include:
  • Verifying at least three years of existence from Incorporating Agency or Registration Agency records
  • Verifying listing in a current QIIS or QTIS
  • Verifying an active current Demand Deposit Account with a Regulated Financial Institution through authenticated documentation from the institution
  • Relying on a Verified Legal Opinion or Verified Accountant Letter about the Demand Deposit Account

Ballot process and adoption

• The review period was scheduled to commence at 2200 UTC on Thursday, July 10, 2014, and close at 2200 UTC on Thursday, July 17, 2014.
• The voting period was scheduled to start immediately after the review period and close at 2200 UTC on Thursday, July 24, 2014.
• Voting on Ballot 126 closed on 24 July 2014.
• Quorum was met and the ballot passed.

Resulting guideline version

• The linked EV Guidelines PDF states that version 1.5.0 was adopted by the CA/Browser Forum as of Ballot 126 and passed on 24 July 2014.