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= BR Self -Assessment = CAs with root certificates that have the Websites websites trust bit set must are required to perform self-assessments at various times to ensure that their CP and CPS documents and their practices continue to comply with the [https://cabforum.org/baseline-requirements-documents/ CA/Browser Forum's Baseline Requirements] (BRs). The preparation of this document reduces the load on the Mozilla administration team and makes it more likely the CA's request will be processed in a timely manner.
== Template ==
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ni41Czial_mggcax8GuCBlInCt1mNOsqbEPzftuAuNQ/edit?usp=sharing Template for BR Self-Assessment of BRs]. == BR Self-Assessment - Annual ==
== Annual BR Self Assessment ==
The BRs state: "The CA SHALL develop, implement, enforce, and annually update a Certificate Policy and/or Certification Practice Statement that describes in detail how the CA implements the latest version of these Requirements."
CAs with included root certificates that have the Websites websites trust bit set must do an annual self-assessment of their compliance with the BRsusing the above template, and must update their CP and CPS documents at least once every year. You should indicate that this has happened by incrementing the version number and adding a dated changelog entry, even if no other changes are made to the CP/and CPS documentdocuments. A template for performing  == BR Self-Assessments is provided at the link above.Assessment - Root Inclusion or Update ==
== BR Self Assessment During Root Inclusion/Update Process ==
Mozilla's [[CA|root inclusion/update process]] has a [[CA:How_to_apply#Public_discussion|Public Discussion]] phase in which members of the community thoroughly review and discuss each CA's request.
In the past Mozilla relied on community members to do a [[CA:Recommended_Practices#CP.2FCPS_Documents_will_be_Reviewed.21|side-by-side comparison]] of the CA's CP/CPS documents to the [https://cabforum.org/baseline-requirements-documents/ CA/Browser Forum's Baseline Requirements]. This is a very time-consuming task that was made even more difficult by varying degrees in quality of CA CP/CPS documents and their adherence to the BRs, translation issues, versioning issues, difficulty finding which documents to review, etc. This caused the [[CA:Schedule#Queue_for_Public_Discussion|Public Discussion]] of root inclusion/update requests to grind to a halt.  Therefore, Mozilla now requires CAs to perform their own a side-by-side comparison of their CP/and CPS documents to the BRsusing the above template, and attach their findings to their Bugzilla Bug bug before their public discussion will be started. A template for this self-assessment is provided at the link above. During the public discussion in the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mozilla.dev.security.policy mozilla.dev.security.policy] forum, members of the community will use the CA's self-assessment document to perform their own review, confirm the accuracy of the CA's self-assessment, ask questions, raise concerns, etc.
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