Comodo abstains on SC2

Given my experience of fixing up issues raised after a ballot, I would prefer 
that we get this right.



> On Jul 24, 2018, at 4:44 PM, Curt Spann via Public <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Apple abstains on ballot SC2.
> 
> Since this may have security implication I would rather take more time and 
> get it correct then rush it out and try and fix it later. I would like to 
> better understand the security concerns and how the ballot addresses those 
> concerns. 
> 
> Curt
> 
>> On Jul 19, 2018, at 8:02 AM, Tim Hollebeek via Servercert-wg 
>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>>  
>> Administrivia:
>>  
>> This ballot is being cross-posted to the CABF public mailing in line with 
>> the consensus from last Thursday’s call that it is important everyone is 
>> aware of the ballot, and that not everyone is on the SCWG list yet.
>> I promised an IETF independent stream draft for the same proposal, so it can 
>> get feedback from those at IETF.  I still intend to do so, but I am working 
>> with a colleague on setting up a github account for DigiCert IETF efforts to 
>> make it easier for others to collaborate with us on IETF submissions.  I 
>> anticipate we will have that set up and the draft submitted some time next 
>> week.  The IETF draft will allow IETF to review the method and make 
>> suggested improvements.  It should not block adoption of the current 
>> proposal by CABF.  DigiCert intends to submit a ballot to adopt IETF’s 
>> improvements once the IETF process is complete.
>>  
>> Ballot SC2: CAA Contact Property and Associated Validation Methods
>> Purpose of Ballot: Increasingly, contact information is not available in 
>> WHOIS due to concerns about potential GDPR violations.  This ballot 
>> specifies a method by which domain holders can publish their contact 
>> information via DNS, and how CAs can use that information for validating 
>> domain control.
>> The following motion has been proposed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and 
>> endorsed by Bruce Morton of Entrust and Doug Beattie of GlobalSign.
>> --- MOTION BEGINS ---
>> This ballot modifies the “Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and 
>> Management of Publicly-Trusted Certificates” as follows, based on Version 
>> 1.5.7:
>> Add Section 3.2.2.4.13: Domain Owner Email published in DNS
>> Confirm the Applicant's control over the FQDN by (i) sending an email to a 
>> DNS domain name holder, (ii) including a Random Value in the email, and 
>> (iii) receiving a confirming response utilizing the Random Value. The CA 
>> MUST send the email to an email address found in the CAA Contact property 
>> record as defined in Appendix B.
>>  
>> Each email MAY confirm control of multiple FQDNs, provided the email address 
>> used is a DNS contact email address for each FQDN being confirmed. 
>>  
>> The Random Value SHALL be unique in each email. The email MAY be re-sent in 
>> its entirety, including the re-use of the Random Value, provided that its 
>> entire contents and recipient SHALL remain unchanged. The Random Value SHALL 
>> remain valid for use in a confirming response for no more than 30 days from 
>> its creation. The CPS MAY specify a shorter validity period for Random 
>> Values.
>> Note: Once the FQDN has been validated using this method, the CA MAY also 
>> issue Certificates for other FQDNs that end with all the labels of the 
>> validated FQDN. This method is suitable for validating Wildcard Domain Names.
>> Add Section 3.2.2.4.14: Domain Owner Phone published in DNS
>>  
>> Confirm the Applicant's control over the FQDN by calling the DNS domain name 
>> holder phone number and obtaining a response confirming the Applicant's 
>> request for validation of the FQDN. The CA MUST place the call to a phone 
>> number identified in the CAA Contact property record as defined in Appendix 
>> B.
>>  
>> Each phone call SHALL be made to a single number and MAY confirm control of 
>> multiple FQDNs, provided that the phone number is identified by the DNS 
>> contact as a valid contact method for every Base Domain Name being verified 
>> using the phone call.
>> Note: Once the FQDN has been validated using this method, the CA MAY also 
>> issue Certificates for other FQDNs that end with all the labels of the 
>> validated FQDN. This method is suitable for validating Wildcard Domain Names.
>>  
>> Add Section 3.2.2.4.15: Domain Owner Email published in TXT record
>>  
>> Confirm the Applicant's control over the FQDN by (i) sending an email to a 
>> DNS domain name holder, (ii) including a Random Value in the email, and 
>> (iii) receiving a confirming response utilizing the Random Value. The CA 
>> MUST send the email to an email address found in the DNS TXT record as 
>> defined in Appendix B.
>>  
>> Each email MAY confirm control of multiple FQDNs, provided the email address 
>> used is a DNS contact email address for each FQDN being confirmed. 
>>  
>> The Random Value SHALL be unique in each email. The email MAY be re-sent in 
>> its entirety, including the re-use of the Random Value, provided that its 
>> entire contents and recipient SHALL remain unchanged. The Random Value SHALL 
>> remain valid for use in a confirming response for no more than 30 days from 
>> its creation. The CPS MAY specify a shorter validity period for Random 
>> Values.
>> Note: Once the FQDN has been validated using this method, the CA MAY also 
>> issue Certificates for other FQDNs that end with all the labels of the 
>> validated FQDN. This method is suitable for validating Wildcard Domain Names.
>>  
>> ##### 3.2.2.4.16 Domain Owner Phone published in TXT record
>>  
>> Confirm the Applicant's control over the FQDN by calling the DNS domain name 
>> holder phone number and obtaining a response confirming the Applicant's 
>> request for validation of the FQDN. The CA MUST place the call to a phone 
>> number identified in the DNS TXT record defined in Appendix B.
>>  
>> Each phone call SHALL be made to a single number and MAY confirm control of 
>> multiple FQDNs, provided that the phone number is identified by the DNS 
>> contact as a valid contact method for every Base Domain Name being verified 
>> using the phone call.
>> Note: Once the FQDN has been validated using this method, the CA MAY also 
>> issue Certificates for other FQDNs that end with all the labels of the 
>> validated FQDN. This method is suitable for validating Wildcard Domain Names.
>> Add Appendix B: CAA Contact Tag
>> The syntax for the contact property is similar to the iodef property.  It 
>> allows domain owners to publish contact information in DNS in addition to 
>> WHOIS for the purpose of validating domain control.
>> CAA contact Property
>>  
>> contact <URL> :  The contact property entry specifies the authorized means 
>> of contacting the holder of the domain or another party who is authorized to 
>> approve issuance of certificates for the domain.
>>  
>> The contact property specifies a means of contacting the domain holder, or 
>> another party that is authorized to approve issuance of certificates for the 
>> domain in question.
>> The contact property takes a URL as its parameter.  The following URL scheme 
>> types SHOULD be implemented:
>> mailto: An SMTP email address where the domain holder or other authorized 
>> party can be contacted.
>> tel: A telephone number where the domain holder or other authorized party 
>> can be contacted.
>>  
>> Schemes other than "mailto:"; or "tel:" MUST NOT be used.  Telephone numbers 
>> MUST include the country code and be global phone numbers as defined by RFC 
>> 3966.
>>  
>> The following is an example where the holder of the domain specified the 
>> contact property using both an email address and a phone number.
>>  
>> $ORIGIN example.com <http://example.com/>
>> .              CAA 0 issue “ca.example.net <http://ca.example.net/>”
>> .              CAA 0 contact “mailto:[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>”
>> .              CAA 0 contact “tel:+1-310-555-1212 <tel:+1-310-555-1212>”
>>  
>> ## Support for Legacy Systems
>>  
>> Some systems still do not have sufficient support for CAA records.  To allow 
>> users of those systems to specify contact information, a legacy format using 
>> text records is allowed.  The CAA contact property SHOULD be used instead of 
>> TXT records, where feasible.
>>                
>> The DNS TXT record MUST be placed on the "_caa_contact" subdomain of the 
>> domain being validated.  The DNS record MUST be named 
>> "domain-authorization-email" or "domain-authorization-phone".  The value of 
>> "domain-authorization-email" MUST contain a valid email address, or it 
>> cannot be used.  The value of "domain-authorization-phone" must be a global 
>> phone number, including country code, as defined in RFC 3966 or it cannot be 
>> used. 
>> --- MOTION ENDS ---
>> A comparison of the changes can be found at: 
>> https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/SC2-CAA-Contact?expand=1 
>> <https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/SC2-CAA-Contact?expand=1>
>> The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:
>> Discussion (7+ days)
>> Start Time: 2018-07-11 10:30am EST
>> End Time: 2018-07-19 11:00am EST
>> Vote for approval (7 days)
>> Start Time: 2018-07-19 11:00am EST
>> End Time: 2018-07-26 11:00am EST
>>  
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