Ballot 129 – PSL in BR 11.1.3 (passed)

Ballot overview

• Ballot 129 clarified how CAs should use the Public Suffix List in Baseline Requirements section 11.1.3.
• The ballot states that the ICANN DOMAINS section of the PSL should be used, not the PRIVATE DOMAINS section.
• It also states that a CA is not prohibited from issuing a Wildcard Certificate to the registrant of an entire gTLD, provided control of the entire namespace is demonstrated appropriately.
• The ballot passed and resulted in Baseline_Requirements_V1_1_9.

Voting and review timeline

• The review period commenced at 2200 UTC on Monday, 21 July 2014.
• The review period closed at 2200 UTC on Monday, 28 July 2014.
• Voting on Ballot 129 closed on 4 August 2014.
• Quorum was met, none were opposed, and none abstained.

Compliance impact

• The adopted Baseline Requirements version 1.1.9 includes the clarification in section 11.1.3.
• The document history lists Ballot 129 as the clarification of PSL mentioned in section 11.1.3.
• The relevant compliance date shown for version 1.1.9 is 4 August 2014 as the adoption date, but the evidence does not provide a separate later compliance date for the PSL clarification.

Motion text changes

• Inserted language instructing CAs to consult the ICANN DOMAINS section only when using the PSL.
• Inserted language stating the PSL is updated regularly to contain new gTLDs delegated by ICANN.
• Inserted language stating a CA is not prohibited from issuing a Wildcard Certificate to the registrant of an entire gTLD if control of the entire namespace is demonstrated appropriately.
• Deleted the sentence preferring an RFC-standardized procedure if one exists.