Ballot 146 – Convert Baseline Requirements to RFC 3647 Framework

Ballot overview

• Ballot 146 proposed converting the Baseline Requirements into an RFC 3647 framework.
• The ballot attached Version 1.3.0 of the Baseline Requirements and a conversion table.
• The motion said the CA/Browser Forum adopts the attached Baseline Requirements v.1.3.0 effective upon adoption.

Voting result

• Voting closed on Ballot 146.
• Among CAs, there were 18 YES votes, 1 NO vote, and 2 abstentions.
• Among browsers, there was 1 YES vote and 1 abstention.
• The ballot passes.

Timing and implementation

• The review period was scheduled to commence at 2200 UTC on Thursday 2 April 2015 and close at 2200 UTC on Thursday 9 April 2015, unless extended.
• If not withdrawn or extended, the voting period would start immediately thereafter and close at 2200 UTC on Thursday 16 April 2015.
• The attached Baseline Requirements document is dated April 16, 2015.
• The ballot page states the new Baseline Requirements are effective upon adoption.

Document changes described in the evidence

• The ballot was part of the Certificate Policy Review Working Group effort to complete conversion to RFC 3647.
• The attached RFC-3647-formatted Baseline Requirements reorganized existing content into the RFC 3647 structure.
• The comparison table maps sections from BR v.1.2.5 to BR v.1.3.0 and vice versa.
• The evidence does not describe a substantive policy change beyond the framework conversion and formatting/reorganization.