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Every Let's Encrypt, DigiCert, or ACM certificate must comply with CA/B Baseline Requirements — not just PKIX RFCs.

What It Is

Sets operational policy for publicly trusted TLS and S/MIME certificates. Baseline Requirements are normative for all major CAs and browsers.

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By working group: Server TLS · S/MIME · Code Signing · NetSec · By document type

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Baseline Requirements

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Sets operational policy for publicly trusted TLS and S/MIME certificates. The Baseline Requirements are normative for all publicly trusted CAs and major browsers.

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CA/B BR

Governs every TLS certificate you buy or provision via Let's Encrypt/ACM/Digicert. Understanding BR helps with cert errors, CAA records, and domain validation requirements.

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