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Ballot SMC020: Remove Requirement to Record BR Version of Validation Method
October 5, 2026 by Stephen Davidson[Discussion] Ballot SMC020: Remove Requirement to Record BR Version of Validation MethodSummary: This ballot removes the requirement in Section 3.2.2 to record “relevant version number” of the S/MIME BR with the validation method. The change maintains consistency with the TLS BR following Ballot SC-099.
October 5, 2026 by Stephen Davidson[Discussion] Ballot SMC020: Remove Requirement to Record BR Version of Validation MethodSummary: This ballot removes the requirement in Section 3.2.2 to record “relevant version number” of the S/MIME BR with the validation method. The change maintains consistency with the TLS BR following Ballot SC-099.
Ballot SC104: Set presence of AIA extension to SHOULD for Subscriber Certificates
September 3, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 21 votes in total:
September 3, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 21 votes in total:
Ballot SMC018: Realignment of Multipurpose use cases
August 11, 2026 by Stephen Davidson[Adopted] Ballot SMC018: Realignment of Multipurpose use casesThe Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot SMC017v2 (Increase Minimum RSA CA Key Size) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of September 28, 2026. The new S/MIME BR v.1.0.16 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.16.pdf [IPR Review] Ballot SMC018: Realignment of Multipurpose use casesThis Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.4). This Review Period of 30 days is for one Final Maintenance Guidelines. The complete Draft Maintenance Guideline that is the subject of this Review Notice is here.
August 11, 2026 by Stephen Davidson[Adopted] Ballot SMC018: Realignment of Multipurpose use casesThe Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot SMC017v2 (Increase Minimum RSA CA Key Size) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of September 28, 2026. The new S/MIME BR v.1.0.16 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.16.pdf [IPR Review] Ballot SMC018: Realignment of Multipurpose use casesThis Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.4). This Review Period of 30 days is for one Final Maintenance Guidelines. The complete Draft Maintenance Guideline that is the subject of this Review Notice is here.
Ballot SC100: DNSSEC Clarification and Consolidation
August 6, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 22 votes in total:
August 6, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 22 votes in total:
Ballot SC102: EV Domain Reuse and Validity Alignment
July 14, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 19 votes in total:
July 14, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 19 votes in total:
Ballot SC0101v2: Clarify Authorization Domain Names
July 1, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
July 1, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 27 votes in total:
Ballot CSC-32: Make a Reserved Policy OID mandatory
June 16, 2026 by The Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot CSC-32 (Ballot CSC-32: Make a Reserved Policy OID mandatory) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of November 17, 2025. The new CSC BRs v3.10.0 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-CSCBR-3.11.0.pdf IPR Review of Ballot CSC-32: Make a Reserved Policy OID mandatory This Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.3). This Review Period of 30 days is for one Final Maintenance Guidelines. The complete Draft Maintenance Guideline that is the subject of this Review Notice is attached to this email.
June 16, 2026 by The Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot CSC-32 (Ballot CSC-32: Make a Reserved Policy OID mandatory) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of November 17, 2025. The new CSC BRs v3.10.0 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-CSCBR-3.11.0.pdf IPR Review of Ballot CSC-32: Make a Reserved Policy OID mandatory This Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.3). This Review Period of 30 days is for one Final Maintenance Guidelines. The complete Draft Maintenance Guideline that is the subject of this Review Notice is attached to this email.
Ballot SMC017v2: Increase Minimum RSA CA Key Size
June 16, 2026 by Stephen Davidson[Adopted] Ballot SMC017v2: Increase Minimum RSA CA Key SizeThe Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot SMC017v2 (Increase Minimum RSA CA Key Size) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of July 30, 2026. The new S/MIME BR v.1.0.15 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.15.pdf [IPR Review] Ballot SMC017v2: Increase Minimum RSA CA Key SizeThis Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.4). This Review Period of 30 days is for one Final Maintenance Guidelines. The complete Draft Maintenance Guideline that is the subject of this Review Notice may be found at https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.15-Redline.pdf.
June 16, 2026 by Stephen Davidson[Adopted] Ballot SMC017v2: Increase Minimum RSA CA Key SizeThe Intellectual Property Review (IPR) period for Ballot SMC017v2 (Increase Minimum RSA CA Key Size) has completed. No IPR Exclusion Notices were filed, and the ballot is adopted as of July 30, 2026. The new S/MIME BR v.1.0.15 have been published to the CABF public website in accordance with the Bylaws: https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.15.pdf [IPR Review] Ballot SMC017v2: Increase Minimum RSA CA Key SizeThis Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.4). This Review Period of 30 days is for one Final Maintenance Guidelines. The complete Draft Maintenance Guideline that is the subject of this Review Notice may be found at https://cabforum.org/uploads/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.15-Redline.pdf.
Ballot SC087v2: Registration Number Improvement for EV Certificates
June 3, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 18 votes in total:
June 3, 2026 by Voting Results Certificate Issuers 18 votes in total:
Ballot SC098v2: Process RFC 8657 CAA Parameters
May 13, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 23 votes in total:
May 13, 2026 by Wayne ThayerVoting Results Certificate Issuers 23 votes in total: