CA|B Fourm Passes Ballot 218 – Removing validation methods 1 and 5

Add to Favorites As of August 1, 2018, all Certification Authorities (CA) can no longer validate domains by matching WHOIS domain registrant search results with certificate requester. Purpose of Ballot: Section 3.2.2.4 says that it “defines the permitted processes and procedures for validating the Applicant’s ownership or control of the domain.”  Most of the validation methods actually […]

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CA|B Forum Passes Ballot 193 – Deprecation of 3 Year SSL Certificates

Add to Favorites The CAB Forum (CA Forum) is the governing body that moves the security of the internet with SSL Certificates. The CA/Browser Forum began in 2005 as part of an effort among certification authorities and browser software vendors to provide greater assurance to Internet users about the web sites they visit by leveraging […]

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