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HTTPS Certificate Industry Phases Out Weak Domain Checks

🔒 The Chrome Root Program and the CA/Browser Forum have adopted new requirements (Ballots SC-080, SC-090, and SC-091) to phase out 11 legacy Domain Control Validation methods. These deprecated checks — including email, fax, SMS, postal mail, phone-based contacts, and reverse lookup methods — are being retired to reduce the risk of fraudulent certificate issuance. The policies update the TLS Baseline Requirements and encourage stronger, automated, cryptographically verifiable methods such as ACME, with full security value realized by March 2028 while operators transition.