On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 1:42 PM, Kathleen Wilson <[email protected]>
wrote:

> All,
>
> In section 2.2 of version 1.3 of the CA/Browser Forum's Baseline
> Requirements, it says:
>
> "The disclosures MUST include all the material required by RFC 2527 or RFC
> 3647, and MUST be structured in accordance with either RFC 2527 or RFC
> 3647."
>
> Some government CAs are bound by local e-signature laws that include a
> guideline for the structure of the CPS, which is not in line with RFC 3647.
>

E-signature seems like a different application from HTTPS.  Are they really
using the same CA for both?  (That seems like a bad idea.)  Or do these
e-signature laws somehow also impinge on web certificates?

--Richard


> Would it be reasonable to allow an exception to this rule (structure CPS
> according to RFC 36437)for government (non-commercial) CAs that are bound
> by local law to use a different structure for their CPS?
>
> Would such an exception require that the the CA hierarchy be bound to
> certain TLDs (e.g. country-specific, .gov)?
>
> Kathleen
>
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