Ballot SC010: Establishing the Network Security Subcommittee of the SCWG

Ballot overview

• Ballot SC010 established the Network Security Subcommittee of the Server Certificate Working Group.
• The ballot page says the voting period ended and the ballot passed.
• Voting results were unanimous among both CAs and browsers:
  • 18 yes votes from CAs, 0 no, 0 abstain
  • 4 yes votes from browsers, 0 no, 0 abstain
• The page states quorum was met and the approval requirements in Bylaw 2.2(f) were met for both CAs and browsers.
• The ballot also states that at least one CA member and one browser member voted in favor, satisfying adoption requirements.

What the ballot created

• The Server Certificate Working Group established the Network Security Subcommittee as an official subcommittee.
• Mission: improve security policies and practices for Certificate Management Systems encoded in the guidelines maintained by the SCWG.
• End date: the subcommittee continues until dissolved by a vote of the SCWG.
• Deliverables include proposing ballots to improve minimal security standards, including possible changes to the Network and Certificate System Security Requirements or creation of new requirements, guidelines, or best practices.
• Participation is open to any SCWG member who requests to be added to the mailing list.
• Ben Wilson is the initial chair.
• Communications and documents must be posted on publicly accessible mailing lists, and meeting minutes must be published.
• If the SCWG Charter or Forum Bylaws are amended to add general rules for subcommittees, those general rules take precedence over this charter.

Procedure and timing stated on the page

• Discussion period: 20 September 2018 to 27 September 2018
• Vote for approval: 27 September 2018 to 4 October 2018
• The page also notes that the Network Security Working Group expired on 19 June 2018 under Ballot 203, and that Ballot 203 had a postponement date of 19 May 2018 and annual postponement thereafter unless requested otherwise.

Result

• The ballot passed and became normative.
• The evidence does not state any exclusion notices or other limiting conditions for the ballot result.