Ballot SC030v2: Disclosure of Registration / Incorporating Agency

Ballot overview

• Ballot SC030v2: Disclosure of Registration / Incorporating Agency.
• The ballot modifies the EV Guidelines by adding requirements in Sections 9.2.4, 9.2.5, and 11.1.3.
• It also permits the Chair or Vice-Chair to update the Relevant Dates of the EV Guidelines.
• The ballot is described as a Final Maintenance Guideline.

Voting result

• The ballot page states that the voting period has ended and the ballot has Passed.
• Voting by Certificate Issuers: 17 total votes, 17 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstain.
• Voting by Certificate Consumers: 5 total votes, 5 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstain.
• The page states that the bylaw approval requirements were met and quorum was met.

Requirements added to the EV Guidelines

• Before using an Incorporating Agency or Registration Agency, the CA must ensure the agency has been publicly disclosed.
• Effective as of 1 October 2020, the CA must ensure that, at time of issuance, the values in the jurisdiction fields have been disclosed in the latest publicly available disclosure as acceptable values for the applicable agency.
• Effective as of 1 October 2020, if the CA has disclosed acceptable Registration Number formats for the applicable agency, the CA must ensure prior to issuance that the Registration Number is valid according to at least one currently disclosed format.
• Effective as of 1 October 2020, prior to using an Incorporating Agency or Registration Agency to fulfill verification requirements, the CA must publicly disclose Agency Information through an appropriate and readily accessible online means.
• The required disclosure must include:
  • Sufficient information to identify the agency unambiguously, such as name, jurisdiction, and website.
  • Accepted values for the jurisdiction locality, state or province, and country fields when a certificate is issued using information from that agency.
  • The acceptable form or syntax of Registration Numbers, if the CA restricts such numbers to an acceptable form or syntax.
  • A revision history with a unique version number and publication date for additions, modifications, and removals.
• The CA must document where to obtain this information in Section 3.2 of the CA's Certificate Policy and/or Certification Practice Statement.