2026-08-20 Agenda for CABF Validation Subcommittee

[Stephen Davidson]

2026-08-20 Agenda for Validation Subcommittee

Here's the proposed agenda for this Thursday's meeting:

1. Note Well
2. Approval of 08/06 minutes (provided by Chris Clements)
3. Ballot status
1. SC-100: DNSSEC Clarification and Consolidation … in IPR through 2026-09-05
2. SC-101v2 ADN processing ballot … BR 2.2.9
3. SC-102 EV Domain Ownership validation … EVG 2.0.4
4. Ballots in development:
1. SC104: Set presence of AIA extension to SHOULD for Subscriber Certificates https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/pull/665
2. SC105: Remove High Risk language from TLS BR and EVG https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/pull/678
5. Discussion:
1. Use of AI in validation

                                                                          i.      Use of AI in performing BR validation tasks (scoping discussion)

                                                                        ii.      Task vs role

                                                                      iii.      Guidelines and guardrails

2. Agenda for F2F. 

                                                                          i.      EVG modernization.

• Remove duplication with TLS BR
• Areas that require update/improvement, for example:
1. Operational Presence
2. F2F vetting
3. JOI

                                                                        ii.      Others?

Scheduled minute-taker: Scott Rea

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