Extended Validation Certificate

Overview [1]#

Extended Validation Certificate (EV-CERTS) is a Certificate Level Of Assurance issued from a Certificate Authority validates the control of the applicant to use a specific DNS Domain PLUS it conducts a THOROUGH vetting of the Organizational Entity.

Extended Validation Certificate is controlled by the CA-Browser Forum in the "Guidelines For The Issuance And Management Of Extended Validation Certificates"

The issuance process of EV-CERTS is strictly defined in the EV Guidelines, as formally ratified by the Certification Authority Browser Forum forum in 2007, that specify all the steps required for a Certificate Authority before issuing a certificate, and includes:

Extended Validation Certificate are available for all types of businesses, including government entities and both incorporated and unincorporated businesses. A second set of guidelines, the EV Audit Guidelines, specify the criteria under which a Certificate Authority needs to be successfully audited before issuing Extended Validation Certificate. The audits are repeated yearly to ensure the integrity of the issuance process.

Browsers and Extended Validation Certificate#

Browsers display is enhanced when using Extended Validation Certificate:[2]

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