Ballot 207 – ASN.1 Jurisdiction in EV Guidelines

Ballot overview

• Ballot 207, ASN.1 Jurisdiction in EV Guidelines, clarifies the use of the ASN.1 Jurisdiction of incorporation field used in EV Certificates.
• The motion removes ASN.1 X520 locality, state or province, and country references from the EV Guidelines certificate fields section and replaces them with jurisdictionLocalityName, jurisdictionStateOrProvinceName, and jurisdictionCountryName.
• The motion also adds Appendix G, an Abstract Syntax Notation One module for EV certificates, defining the jurisdiction-related object identifiers and attributes.

Outcome

• The voting period ended and the ballot passed.
• The page states quorum was met.
• The page states the approval requirements were met for both CAs and browsers.
• The page states at least one CA Member and one browser Member voted in favor.

Timing

• Discussion begins October 9, 2017 22:00 UTC and ends October 16, 2017 22:00 UTC.
• Vote for approval begins October 16, 2017 22:00 UTC and ends October 23, 2017 22:00 UTC.
• If the vote approves the ballot, there is a 30-day Review Period after the Chair sends the Review Notice.
• If no Exclusion Notices are filed, the ballot becomes effective at the end of the Review Period.
• If Exclusion Notices are filed, ballot approval is rescinded and a PAG is to be created.