Ballot 128 – CP Review Working Group (passes)

Ballot overview

• Ballot 128 created the CP Review Working Group.
• The working group was intended to compare the NIST IR proposal and other standards with existing CA/Browser Forum work product.
• The group was also intended to continue consideration of converting to a 3647 format to make future comparisons easier.
• The motion said the working group would:
  • consider existing and proposed standards,
  • create a list of potential improvements based on those standards,
  • evaluate the transition to a 3647 format,
  • produce topics of discussion and proposed ballots,
  • make a recommendation on whether to finish the 3647 conversion.
• The motion stated that work product from the working group would be non-binding until officially adopted by ballot.

Voting and result

• The review period started on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 and ended on July 2, 2014.
• Voting started at 2200 UTC on Wednesday, July 2, 2014.
• Voting closed on July 9, 2014.
• The page states that the ballot passes.
• In favor votes were cast by Buypass, DigiCert, GlobalSign, OPENTRUST, QuoVadis, SECOM, Symantec, Trend Micro, TURKTRUST, WoSign, Opera, Mozilla, and Microsoft.
• Actalis abstained.
• The motion required two thirds or more of CA votes in favor, more than one half of browser votes in favor, and quorum of six members.

Compliance timing

• No CA compliance or certificate requirement date is stated because this ballot creates a working group rather than imposing a normative CA requirement.