EV SSL Certificate

What is Extended Validation Certificate?

Extended Validation Certificates (EV) are very special X.509 certificate which requires more extensive investigation of the requesting entity by the certificate authority (CA) before being issued. In normal terms Extended Validation is new generation of certificate which intended to user to give more confidence on website where they are using/providing their personal or financial information. It also assure end user that you legal identity which is verified by certificate authority.

How Extended Validation Certificate works?

High Security Browser like latest version of Internet Explorer, Firefox checks in background when an SSL certificate has been authenticated using Extended Validation. It will also check about https in web address with pad lock, browser web address bar turns address bar in GREEN. You can also notice legal identity name to which the Extended Validation Certificate has been issued.

Why Extended Validation Certificate?
EV SSL Certificate which was introduced in 2007 is a significant update of the SSL Certificate validation process that introduced substantial changes to verification methods used in authenticating the identity of online businesses.

Using this type of technology, users can have more secure and safe online purchases.

I think that EV SSL are really useful for small sites

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Originally Posted by Corrazon

I think that EV SSL are really useful for small sites

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Not only for small, why do you think so?

Only EV SSL certificate helps customers to gain confidence with GREEN ADRESS BAR, and only SSL with extended validation will trigger high security web browsers to display green address bar with organization as well as name of the certificate authority that issued EV SSL to your site.

Extended Validation SSL Certificate is an effective protection counter to phishing scams. For High profile business, using EV SSL Certificate has become a vital factor.

An Extended Validation SSL certificate is ideal for the option of high-level encryption. Website that carried out the green address bar in the URL section of the Web browser is an insurance policy with Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates. To purchase EV SSL Certificate requires verification of the identification of multiple pieces of information on the validation of approval certificates issued.

Further Useful 4 benefits of EV SSL
1. Https
2. Green Address Bar
3. Padlock
4. Trust Site Seal

Extended Certificate is a full validation SSL Certificate that can secure multiple domains also with EV Multi Domain SSL.