Ballot SC081v3: Introduce Schedule of Reducing Validity and Data Reuse Periods

Ballot overview

• Ballot SC-081v3 is titled Introduce Schedule of Reducing Validity and Data Reuse Periods.
• It proposes changes to the TLS Baseline Requirements.
• The ballot page says the ballot passed.
• The motion was proposed by Clint Wilson (Apple) and endorsed by Nick France (Sectigo), Ryan Dickson (Google Chrome), and Ben Wilson (Mozilla).

What the ballot changes

• Expand Section 4.2.1 to define allowed data reuse periods for validation data, including domains/IPs and other Section 3.2 data.
• Reduce non-SAN validation data reuse from 825 days to 398 days.
• Reduce SAN validation data reuse from 398 days to 10 days.
• Expand Section 6.3.2 to define a schedule for reducing Public TLS certificate maximum validity periods in coming years.
• Reduce maximum validity period from 398 days to 47 days.
• The ballot says these reductions are proposed to begin in March 2026 and conclude in March 2029.

Approval and review process

• The ballot page states the bylaws requirements were met.
• The review notice says the review period was 30 days.
• Start of Review Period: 2025-04-13 03:00:00 UTC.
• End of Review Period: 2025-05-13 03:00:00 UTC.
• The motion section says the approval process included discussion starting Tuesday, January 28, 2025 17:00 UTC and vote for approval starting Friday, April 04, 2025 19:30 UTC.
• The vote for approval ended Friday, April 11, 2025 19:30 UTC.

Voting results

• Certificate Issuers: 25 YES, 0 NO, 5 ABSTAIN.
• Certificate Consumers: 4 YES, 0 NO, 0 ABSTAIN.
• Quorum was 16 and was met.
• The ballot page states the bylaws voting thresholds were met in both categories.

IPR review

• The review notice states that members with Essential Claims had to submit a written Notice to Exclude Essential Claims before the end of the Review Period.
• The supplied evidence does not state that any exclusion notices were filed.

Effect on CA requirements

• The ballot introduces a phased schedule for reducing certificate validity and data reuse periods.
• The evidence explicitly says the reductions start in March 2026 and conclude in March 2029.
• The ballot page and linked draft indicate the changes were not yet in effect at the time of the review notice.