Mozilla votes Yes on Ballot SC9 v4. - Wayne
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 11:04 AM Kirk Hall via Public <[email protected]> wrote: > Voting has started on this ballot, and will end on October 3 at 16:00 UTC > > > > *From:* Servercert-wg [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Wayne Thayer via Servercert-wg > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 19, 2018 8:49 AM > *To:* CA/B Forum Server Certificate WG Public Discussion List < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL][Servercert-wg] Ballot SC9 v4 – Establish the > Validation Subcommittee of the SCWG > > > > Here is an updated version of this ballot that will allow the Validation > WG to continue as a Subcommittee after the October 3rd sunset for Legacy > Working Groups that is built into our new bylaws. I have attempted to > incorporate the feedback received on Kirk's earlier versions of the ballot > into this version. Note that v3 of this ballot was never circulated. > > > > I am beginning the discussion period for this ballot immediately in hopes > that we can get this passed 2 weeks from today and avoid any temporary gap > in which the Validation Subcommittee does not formally exist. I would > appreciate it if you would review this ASAP and provide any feedback that > might require us to restart the discussion period. > > > > ================= > > Purpose of Ballot > > The Validation Working Group of the CA/Browser Forum will expire on > October 3, 2018 under the provisions of the new Bylaws adopted in Ballot > 206. The Server Certificate Working Group wishes to establish a Validation > Subcommittee pursuant to the provisions of Bylaws Section 5.3.1(e). This > ballot is based on the language in Ballot 143 which was approved by the > Forum Members for formally establishing the legacy Validation Working Group > in 2015: > https://www.cabforum.org/wiki/143%20-%20Formalization%20of%20validation%20working%20group > > The following motion has been proposed by Wayne Thayer of Mozilla and > endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA. > > --- MOTION BEGINS --- > > The Server Certificate Working Group hereby establishes the Validation > Subcommittee as an official Subcommittee of the Server Certificate Working > Group (SCWG). > > * Mission: To improve the information validation practices encoded in the > guidelines maintained by the SCWG. > > * End Date: This Subcommittee shall continue until such time as it is > dissolved by a ballot of the SCWG. > > * Initial Chair: Tim Hollebeek shall be the initial Chair of the > Validation Subcommittee. The Subcommittee may change its Chair and may > choose and change a Vice Chair from time to time by consensus of the > Members participating in the Subcommittee. > > * Scope: The scope of this Subcommittee is to address issues arising under > adopted CA/Browser Forum guidelines and requirements related to the > validation of certificate information and the inclusion of information in > certificates. The Subcommittee will consider all matters relating to the > validation and inclusion of information in certificates under adopted > CA/Browser Forum guidelines and requirements. > > * Deliverables: Ballots recommending improvements related to the matters > that are within the scope of this Subcommittee. > > Participation: Any member of the SCWG is eligible and may declare their > participation in the Validation Subcommittee by requesting to be added to > the mailing list. > > Communication: Subcommittee communications and documents shall be posted > on mailing lists where the mail-archives are publicly accessible. The > Subcommittee shall publish minutes of its meetings. > > * Effect of SCWG Charter or Forum Bylaws Amendment for Subcommittees: In > the event the SCWG Charter or the CA/Browser Forum Bylaws is amended to add > general rules governing Chartered Working Group Subcommittees and how they > operate (“General Rules”), the provisions of the General Rules shall take > precedence over this charter. > > --- MOTION ENDS --- > > The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows: > > Discussion (7 days) > Start Time: 2018-09-19, 16:00 UTC > End Time: 2018-09-26, 16:00 UTC > > Vote for approval (7 days) > Start Time: 2018-09-26, 16:00 UTC > End Time: 2018-10-03, 16:00 UTC > > ================ > > Additional Information (not part of ballot) > > * Ballot 143 – Formalization of Validation Working Group (approved Feb > 2015) > > https://www.cabforum.org/wiki/143%20-%20Formalization%20of%20validation%20working%20group > > The CA-Browser Forum formally establishes the Validation Working Group as > an official working group of the CAB Forum, replacing the previous informal > EV working group. The scope of this working group is to address issues > arising under adopted CAB Forum standards related to the validation of > certificate information and the inclusion of information in certificates. > > Scope: The Validation Working Group will consider all matters relating to > the validation and inclusion of information in certificates under adopted > CAB Forum guidelines. > > Deliverables: The Working Group shall produce one or more documents > offering options to the Forum for validation within the scope defined above. > > > * Bylaws v1.9 > > 5.3.1 Formation of Chartered Working Groups > (e) CWGs may establish any number of subcommittees within its own Working > Group to address any of such CWG’s business (each, a “Subcommittee”). A > CWG-created Subcommittee needs to be approved by the CWG itself according > to the approval process set forth in the CWG charter, but approval of the > Forum is not necessary. Subcommittees must exist under an approved CWG. > _______________________________________________ > Public mailing list > [email protected] > https://cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public >
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