On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Jacob Hoffman-Andrews <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On 08/17/2016 10:47 AM, Eric Rescorla wrote:
> > I don't think the current text is very clear, so I think if we're going
> > to not change
> > that we should keep the text as-is while we discuss what it ought to say.
>
> In other words, don't change the protocol part until we have the legal /
> UI part nailed down?


No, I'm talking solely about this sentence.

-Ekr


> If so, I'd like to see a proposal on the latter. I
> don't have an opinion either way, and I'm not a lawyer.
>
> For reference, here is the relevant section from the BRs:
>
> > The CA SHALL implement a process to ensure that each Subscriber or
> Terms of Use Agreement is legally enforceable against the Applicant. In
> either case, the Agreement MUST apply to the Certificate to be issued
> pursuant to the certificate request. The CA MAY use an electronic or
> "click-through" Agreement provided that the CA has determined that such
> agreements are legally enforceable. A separate Agreement MAY be used for
> each certificate request, or a single Agreement MAY be used to cover
> multiple future certificate requests and the resulting Certificates, so
> long as each Certificate that the CA issues to the Applicant is clearly
> covered by that Subscriber or Terms of Use Agreement.
>
> I'm pretty skeptical that we will come up with meaningful language in an
> RFC to meet any particular legal requirements, which is why I favor not
> trying to over-specify things here.
>
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