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Prioritization of '''[[CA/Dashboard|CA Root Inclusion Requests]]''' will be based on the factors described below and use the P1-P5 Priority categories available in the Bugzilla system with our own categorization for the CA certificate inclusion process.
 
'''P1''' = High (Applicant has good compliance history and is replacing an already-included CA certificate or is previously approved as a subordinate CA operator)

'''P2''' = Medium High (Applicant is well-prepared and responsive, with a good history of policy compliance) 

'''P3''' = Medium (Applicant’s request and responsiveness are “average”, but demonstrates compliance with policies) 

'''P4''' = Medium Low (Applicant’s responsiveness and compliance history are “average”)

'''P5''' = Low (Applicant has much work to do, is slow to respond to requests, or has not demonstrated full compliance with policies)


Factors assessed in setting the above-referenced priorities, in order of importance, are:

'''1 - Alignment with Mozilla Manifesto''' - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/ 

'''2 - Compliance''' (Based on the compliance history of existing CA operators, and their responsiveness to issues) https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA/Incident_Dashboard  

'''3 - Single-Purpose, Separate Roots''' (Hierarchies that are separated by root for a particular purpose, e.g. server certificates vs. S/MIME certificates) https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA/Required_or_Recommended_Practices#CA_Hierarchy

'''4 - Replacing Existing''' (Existing CA operators that are replacing an already-included root certificate, https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA/Certificate_Change_Process, or is a previously approved subordinate CA operator who is requesting direct inclusion)

'''5 -  Responsiveness/Complete and Timely''' (Applicant provides clear, complete, concise and timely responses to questions, comments, or concerns about their root inclusion request) 

'''6 - CA Hierarchy Control''' (CA hierarchies comprised solely of CAs fully controlled by the applicant) https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/security-group/certs/policy/#53-intermediate-certificates 

'''7 - Completeness''' (Applicant completes all information in CCADB) https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA/Information_Checklist#Create_a_Root_Inclusion_Case

'''8 - CPS Quality''' (Initially provided CP/CPS documents and [[CA/Compliance Self-Assessment|Compliance Self-Assessment]] fully meet Mozilla’s Root Store Policy and the CAB Forum Baseline Requirements) https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA/Required_or_Recommended_Practices#Publicly_Available_CP_and_CPS  

'''9 - Updating Trust Bits or EV-Enablement of Already-Included Root Certificate''' (Existing CAs that are only requesting EV enablement or adding a trust bit to an already-included root certificate) https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA/Certificate_Change_Process#Enable_EV

'''10 - Ready''' (Detailed CP/CPS Review and [[CA/Compliance_Self-Assessment|Compliance Self-Assessment]] are complete and CA is “Ready for Discussion”) https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA/Application_Verification