Hi Dimitris,
Thanks. I don't know why Chrome chose five years because I can't think of a
scenario where a CA operator would take 4-5 years to submit their root CA
for inclusion in the trust store. Whereas, three years seemed more
reasonable and manageable.
Ben

On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 12:39 PM Dimitris Zacharopoulos <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>
> On 16/8/2022 12:28 π.μ., Ben Wilson wrote:
>
> Addition to:  Section 7.1 Inclusions
>
> CA key material MUST be generated within the three (3) years that precede
> the submission of a CA inclusion request. The date of CA key material
> generation shall be determined by reference to the auditor’s key generation
> ceremony report.
>
>
> Why 3 years instead of 5? What are the security benefits of a key being
> generated 3 vs 5 years ago? The Chrome Root Program Policy states that it
> will accept keys generated 5 years ago so perhaps there is no significant
> reason to justify this policy divergence.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Dimitris.
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