Ballot 88 – BR_9_2_4_Errata-ISO3166

Ballot overview

• Ballot 88, BR_9_2_4_Errata-ISO3166, is marked Passed.
• The motion was made by Jeremy Rowley and endorsed by Rick Andrews and Rich Smith.
• The ballot states that the review period had already occurred when it was presented as Ballot 86, so the voting period started immediately.
• The voting period was scheduled to close at 24:00 UTC on 12 September 2012.

Main changes

• Adds a new definition of Country as either a UN member or a geographic region recognized as a sovereign nation by at least two UN member nations.
• Revises Section 9.2 Subject Information to clarify that CAs represent the accuracy of Subject Information as of the certificate issuance date and that domain names in Subject attributes are restricted as specified.
• Revises Section 9.2.4 Subject Organization Distinguished Name Fields to specify requirements for organization name, street address, locality, state or province, postal code, and related conditions.
• Revises Section 9.2.5 Subject Country Name Field to clarify when subject:countryName is required or optional and how ISO 3166-1 codes are used, including the user-assigned code XX when no official code exists.
• Renames Section 9.2.6 to Other Subject Organizational Unit Field Attributes and replaces its text so that subject:organizationalUnitName is optional.
• Adds Section 9.2.7 Other Subject Attributes, requiring all other optional subject attributes, when present, to contain verified information and prohibiting metadata indicating absence or incompleteness.

Timing and applicability

• The motion says the erratum begins effective immediately.
• The ballot page also says the voting period closes at 24:00 UTC on 12 September 2012.
• No separate phased compliance dates are stated beyond the effective immediately language.

Outcome

• The ballot is explicitly marked Passed.
• The evidence does not mention any IPR exclusion notices.