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SC-047v2 passed

Ballot SC047v2: Sunset subject:organizationalUnitName

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Key dates

Effective date
01 Sep 2022 3 years ago
Voting opened
22 Jun 2021 5 years ago
Voting closed
29 Jun 2021 4 years ago
Discussion opened
14 Jun 2021 5 years ago
Discussion closed
21 Jun 2021 5 years ago

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AI Summary

Generated 2026-06-23 21:41 UTC

Ballot overview

  • Ballot SC047v2, Sunset subject:organizationalUnitName, passed.
  • It is described as a Final Maintenance Guideline.
  • Purpose: set a sunset date for subject:organizationalUnitName after earlier attempts to strengthen validation failed to gain consensus.

Voting and approval

  • Certificate Issuers: 26 votes total, 25 Yes, 1 No, 0 abstentions.
  • Certificate Consumers: 6 votes total, 6 Yes, 0 No, 0 abstentions.
  • Bylaw 2.3(f) requirements were met for both Certificate Issuers and Certificate Consumers.
  • At least one Certificate Issuer and one Certificate Consumer voted in favor.
  • Quorum requirement under Bylaw 2.3(g) was met; quorum was 14.
  • The ballot entered the IP Rights Review Period after voting completed.

Requirements introduced

  • In the Baseline Requirements, subject:organizationalUnitName is changed from Optional to Deprecated.
  • It is prohibited if subject:organizationName is absent.
  • It is also prohibited if the certificate is issued on or after September 1, 2022.
  • In the EV Guidelines, subject:organizationalUnitName is governed by the same rule as stated in Section 7.1.4.2.2 i of the Baseline Requirements.

Timing

  • Discussion period: 2021-06-14 8:00:00 UTC to 2021-06-21 8:00:00 UTC.
  • Voting period: 2021-06-22 12:00:00 UTC to 2021-06-29 12:00:00 UTC.
  • The ballot page states the ballot has passed and completed voting.
  • The linked redline shows the prohibition date of September 1, 2022 for certificates issued on or after that date.
Model: gpt-5.4-mini Confidence: 0.98 Result: passed
Effective date
2022-09-01
Voting opened
2021-06-22
Voting closed
2021-06-29
Discussion opened
2021-06-14
Discussion closed
2021-06-21
Applicability and conditions

2022-09-01 — subject:organizationalUnitName is prohibited in the Baseline Requirements Certificates issued on or after this date

2022-09-01 — subject:organizationalUnitName is governed by the same prohibition rule as the Baseline Requirements EV Guidelines follow Section 7.1.4.2.2 i of the Baseline Requirements

AI-generated from the CABF ballot page. The official CABF article remains the authoritative source.

Proposers

Paul van Brouwershaven of Entrust and endorsed by Ben Wilson of Mozilla and Chema Lopez of Firmaprofesional.

Excerpt

SearchHome » All CA/Browser Forum Posts » Ballot SC047v2: Sunset subject:organizationalUnitNameBallot SC047v2: Sunset subject:organizationalUnitNameThe voting on ballot SC47v2 has completed, and the ballot has passed.

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