Ballot CSC-19: Remove TLS BR References

Ballot overview

• Ballot CSC-19 is titled Remove TLS BR References.
• It updates the Code Signing Baseline Requirements version 3.3 to remove references to the Baseline Requirements for Publicly-Trusted TLS Certificates.
• The stated goals are to remove dependencies on TLS BRs handled in a different CA/Browser Forum working group and to reduce ambiguity about which requirements apply to Code Signing Issuers and Time-stamping Authorities.

Voting and review outcome

• The ballot has PASSED.
• The IPR review period ended on September 5, 2023.
• No exclusion notices were filed.

Effective date

• The final documents state an effective date of 2023-09-05.
• The redline artifact also lists a revision entry for CSC-XX Remove SSL BR References with an effective date shown as XX August 2023, but the ballot page identifies the final documents effective date as 2023-09-05.

Scope of the change

• The ballot modifies the Code Signing Baseline Requirements based on version 3.3.
• The supplied evidence does not include the full redline text of the normative changes beyond the general purpose and the revision table entry.