Re: [therightkey] [cabfpub] Updated Certificate Transparency + Extended Validation plan

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 6:38 PM, Jeremy Rowley <jeremy.rowley@digicert.com>wrote:

> I’m confused as well.  Does that mean Android will start showing an EV
> indicator?
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> *From:* therightkey [mailto:therightkey-bounces@ietf.org] *On Behalf Of *Wayne
> Thayer
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 04, 2014 7:33 PM
> *To:* Ryan Sleevi
> *Cc:* therightkey@ietf.org; Ben Laurie;
> certificate-transparency@googlegroups.com; CABFPub
> *Subject:* Re: [therightkey] [cabfpub] Updated Certificate Transparency +
> Extended Validation plan
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> Hi Wayne,
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> Considering we already do not indicate EV on Android, nor have we ever, I
> don't think this perceived loss of functionality is as significant as you
> may believe.
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> Further, considering the very real and distinct performance
> characteristics of mobile (radio warmups, RTTs, initcwnds), the idea of
> fetching OCSP, or, worse, CRLs - especially when some CAs have CRLs that
> are quite large (20+ MB) - in order to assure the EV display is...
> non-ideal. So again, the EV indicator on mobile is not as strong or as
> present as it may be on desktop platforms.
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> In that case, what does this statement mean?
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> Chrome for mobile platforms will cease to show EV indicators for
> certificates that are not CT qualified according to the criteria below.
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It means that for any CAs that hope to be recognized as EV on Chrome for
mobile platforms (which include iOS), implementing CT by the dates outlined
is seen as a requirement for such treatment. We wanted to specifically call
attention to this - the whitelist is seen as a temporary measure for
Desktop, but given the unique characteristics of mobile platforms, we're
pursuing this requirement at a more aggressive pace.

While Chrome for Android - and the Chrome-based WebView, as the WebView
preceding it - do not provide special treatment for EV, any future plans
for EV indications on these platforms have incorporated the above
requirements and dates.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: therightkey [mailto:therightkey-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Ben
> Laurie
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 10:08 AM
> To: CABFPub; certificate-transparency@googlegroups.com;
> therightkey@ietf.org
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> Subject: [therightkey] Updated Certificate Transparency + Extended
> Validation plan
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> Enclosed, our revised plan.
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> Comments welcome.
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