Ballot 176 – Addition of CNAME verification to domain validation methods

Server Certificate Working Group

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Generated 2026-06-23 21:44 UTC

Ballot overview

Ballot 176 proposed the addition of CNAME verification to domain validation methods.
The ballot page states that this ballot was never presented.

Status

Because the ballot was never presented, it never became normative.
No compliance requirement took effect.

Dates

No discussion, voting, IPR, or effective dates are provided in the supplied evidence.

Model: gpt-5.4-mini Confidence: 0.98 Result: withdrawn

AI-generated from the CABF ballot page. The official CABF article remains the authoritative source.

Excerpt

SearchHome » All CA/Browser Forum Posts » Ballot 176 – Addition of CNAME verification to domain validation methodsBallot 176 – Addition of CNAME verification to domain validation methodsThis ballot was never presented.

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