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=== Delegation of Domain / Email Validation to Third Parties ===
=== Delegation of Domain / Email Validation to Third Parties ===


This is forbidden by the Baseline Requirements, section 1.3.2.
Section 1.3.2 of the [https://cabforum.org/baseline-requirements-documents/ Baseline Requirements] forbids delegating domain validation to third parties.
 
[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/security-group/certs/policy#22-validation-practices Section 2.2 of Mozilla's Root Store Policy] says: "The CA SHALL NOT delegate validation of the domain portion of an email address."


Domain and Email validation are core requirements of the [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/certs/policy/ Mozilla's Root Store Policy] and should always be incorporated into the issuing CA's procedures. Delegating this function to 3rd parties is not permitted.
Domain and Email validation are core requirements of the [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/certs/policy/ Mozilla's Root Store Policy] and should always be incorporated into the issuing CA's procedures. Delegating this function to 3rd parties is not permitted.
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