Ballot SC017v7: Alternative registration numbers for EV certificates

Ballot overview

• Ballot SC017v7, Alternative registration numbers for EV certificates, was a Server Certificate Working Group ballot.
• The ballot aimed to update the EV Guidelines to allow alternative registration numbers for EV certificates and to comply with relevant EU regulations.
• The ballot page states the voting period ended and the ballot passed.

What changed

• Added definitions for Legal Entity, Registration Reference, and Registration Scheme.
• Retitled section 9.2 to Subject Distinguished Name Fields and inserted a new section 9.2.8 for the subject organizationIdentifier field.
• Allowed organizationIdentifier to carry a Registration Reference for a Legal Entity, encoded as PrintableString or UTF8String.
• Defined the Registration Scheme structure using a 3-character scheme identifier, 2-character country code, optional subdivision for NTR, a hyphen separator, and the Registration Reference.
• Added a CA validation requirement to confirm the organization represented by the Registration Reference matches the organizationName field, verify the reference against other information, disambiguate organizations, and apply scheme-specific validation rules.
• Added a new section 9.8.2 for the CA/Browser Forum Organization Identifier Field extension cabfOrganizationIdentifier.
• Stated that if subject:organizationIdentifier is present, cabfOrganizationIdentifier SHOULD be present, and effective January 31, 2020, it MUST be present.
• Added Appendix H with recognized Registration Schemes: NTR, VAT, and PSD, along with validation requirements for each.
• The linked diff shows removal of Registration Reference Provider, clarification that registration references may contain hyphens, and cross-reference fixes in Appendix H.

Voting and approval

• Voting by Certificate Issuers: 24 votes total including abstentions, with 23 Yes, 0 No, and 1 Abstain.
• Voting by Certificate Consumers: 6 votes total including abstentions, with 6 Yes, 0 No, and 0 Abstain.
• The ballot page states the bylaw approval requirements were met for both Certificate Issuers and Certificate Consumers.
• Quorum was met, with quorum stated as 11 votes.

Timing

• Discussion period: May 6, 2019 4:00pm Eastern to May 13, 2019 4:15pm Eastern.
• Vote period: May 13, 2019 4:15pm Eastern to May 20, 2019 4:15pm Eastern.
• The ballot page also states effective January 31, 2020 for the cabfOrganizationIdentifier requirement when subject:organizationIdentifier is present.