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Code Signing provided as-a-service by 1st June 2023

May 2023

Code Signing provided as-a-service by 1st June 2023
From 1st June 2023, in accordance with CAB Forum guidelines, private keys for Code Signing certificates will be required to be stored on certified hardware.
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SSL Server Certificates: OU field in subject information to be deprecated from 1st September, 2022

March 2022

SSL Server Certificates: OU field in subject information to be deprecated from 1st September, 2022
The CAB Forum has decided that, from 1 September 2022, the “Organisation Unit” (OU) field will no longer be accepted in SSL Certificates.
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Domain validation: new rules from 1st December 2021

August 2021

Domain validation: new rules from 1st December 2021
The CAB Forum has approved an amendment to the Baseline Requirements, changing the rules on domain validation. From 1st December 2021, restrictions on HTTP-based validation methods will be introduced, in so much as they only prove the control of a particular host and service (not of the entire domain name).
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Code Signing certificates: longer keys from 1 June 2021

April 2021

Code Signing certificates: longer keys from 1 June 2021
As set out in the Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Code Signing Certificates released by the CAB Forum, from 1 June 2021 RSA keys for code signing certificates will need to have a minimum size of 3072 bits.
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