Ballot 197 – Effective Date of Ballot 193 Provisions
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Key dates
- Effective date
- 01 Mar 2018 8 years ago
- Voting opened
- 26 Apr 2017 9 years ago
- Voting closed
- 03 May 2017 9 years ago
- Discussion opened
- 19 Apr 2017 9 years ago
- Discussion closed
- 26 Apr 2017 9 years ago
AI Summary
Ballot overview
- Ballot 197 was a Final Maintenance Guideline ballot titled Effective Date of Ballot 193 Provisions.
- It was intended to clarify the effective date for the reduction of the maximum period for reuse of vetting data under BR 4.2.1.
- The ballot states that Ballot 193 reduced the maximum period for certificates and for reuse of vetting data for DV and OV certificates from 39 months to 825 days.
- The ballot says the effective date for reducing the maximum validity period of certificates was March 1, 2018, but no effective date had been specified for the reuse-of-vetting-data change.
- The ballot says the changes are retroactive to the effective date of Ballot 193 so there is no gap period.
What the ballot changes
- BR 4.2.1 is amended so that the CA may use documents and data from Section 3.2 only if:
- prior to March 1, 2018, the CA obtained the data or document no more than 39 months before issuing the certificate; and
- on or after March 1, 2018, the CA obtained the data or document no more than 825 days before issuing the certificate.
- The ballot also states that if a Delegated Third Party fulfills any CA obligations under this section, the CA must verify that the Delegated Third Party process provides at least the same level of assurance as the CA’s own processes.
Approval and timing
- The voting period ended and the ballot passes.
- The page states the ballot was proposed with the following schedule:
- Discussion: April 19, 2017 to April 26, 2017
- Vote for approval: April 26, 2017 to May 3, 2017
- If approved, a Review Period would follow upon filing of the Review Notice by the Chair, lasting 30 days
- The page also states that if no Exclusion Notices are filed, the ballot becomes effective at the end of the Review Period.
- Effective date
- 2018-03-01
- Voting opened
- 2017-04-26
- Voting closed
- 2017-05-03
- Discussion opened
- 2017-04-19
- Discussion closed
- 2017-04-26
2018-03-01 — CAs must ensure the data or document used to verify certificate information was obtained no more than 825 days before issuing the certificate On or after this date, the BR 4.2.1 reuse-of-vetting-data limit applies to certificates issued by CAs under the Baseline Requirements and EV Guidelines
2018-03-01 — CAs may use the data or document only if it was obtained no more than 39 months before issuing the certificate Prior to this date, the BR 4.2.1 reuse-of-vetting-data limit remains the earlier rule described in the ballot
AI-generated from the CABF ballot page. The official CABF article remains the authoritative source.
Proposers
Chris Bailey of Entrust Datacard and endorsed by Ben Wilson of DigiCert, and Wayne Thayer of GoDaddy to introduce new Final Maintenance Guidelines for the “Baseline Requirements Certificate Policy f
Excerpt
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