Kamu SM root inclusion request for TÜBİTAK UEKAE Kök Sertifika Hizmet Sağlayıcısı - Sürüm 3

This case was a Mozilla root inclusion request from Kamu SM for the root certificate "TÜBİTAK UEKAE Kök Sertifika Hizmet Sağlayıcısı - Sürüm 3." The request began with Kamu SM providing root and subordinate CA details, audit information, and URLs for its certificate hierarchy and policies. Mozilla requested additional information over time, including English translations of relevant CP/CPS sections, details about validation practices, and updated audit evidence. Kamu SM later provided a 2009 ETSI audit document, and Mozilla verified the auditor’s statement with the Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority. Mozilla approved inclusion of the v3 root with SSL and email trust bits, and the bug was later confirmed as built into Firefox 3.6.

1. 2007-05-25 Kamu SM requested Mozilla root inclusion for its CA root certificate.
2. 2009-05-12 Mozilla opened public discussion for the v3 root certificate request.
3. 2009-06-18 Mozilla approved inclusion of the v3 root with SSL and email trust bits.
4. 2009-12-18 Mozilla confirmed the root was present as a Builtin Object Token in Firefox 3.6.

1. 2007-05-25 Government of Turkey, Kamu Sertifikasyon Merkezi (Kamu SM) — Kamu SM opened the request and provided CA details, certificate URLs, audit type, and root/subordinate hierarchy information.
2. 2007-06-01 Mozilla representative — Mozilla asked for audit details, clarification of certificate types, OCSP information, and EV-related clarification.
3. 2008-07-22 Mozilla representative — Kathleen created the initial info-gathering document and requested translations, validation details, problematic-practice comments, and an example site chaining to the v3 root.
4. 2009-04-10 Mozilla representative — Mozilla said the request could not move forward without a current audit statement showing an ETSI audit within the past year.
5. 2009-05-12 Mozilla representative — Mozilla opened the first public discussion period for the v3 root inclusion request.
6. 2009-06-11 Mozilla representative — Kathleen summarized the audit, validation, and hierarchy findings and recommended approval of the request.
7. 2009-06-18 Hecker representative — Frank Hecker approved inclusion of the v3 root and asked Kathleen to file the NSS bug and link it as a dependency.
8. 2009-06-22 Mozilla representative — Kathleen filed bug 499705 against NSS for the actual changes.
9. 2009-12-18 Mozilla representative — Kathleen confirmed the root was now a Builtin Object Token in Firefox 3.6.