Certificate Authorities must go to great lengths to verify an Extended Validation Certificate (EV Certificate) before issuing it. To obtain an Extended Validation SSL Certificate, a website’s owner must provide evidence of its legal, operational, and physical existence as well as proof that it has authorized the certificate’s issuance through a thorough and globally standardized identity verification process. The certificate includes this identifying information that has been validated.
Domain owners seeking an ev certificate from a CA must submit additional documentation like a signed authorization form, subscriber agreement, and documentation proving the domain owner’s business or the legitimacy of the EV certificate request. The next step is for a verification partner to examine the data provided and make sure that the domain owner is who they say they are. An organization’s identity is authenticated and then an EV certificate, a digital file with the company’s name in the address bar, is issued.
Extended Validation Certificates: Varieties
- Certificates for electric vehicles might be one of three varieties:
- Just One Domain Needs an EV Certificate
- Only one domain can be protected by using these certificates. These are perfect for personal websites and online boutiques.
- Certificates for Multiple Domains in the Extended Validation Scheme
- Multiple domains and subdomains can be secured with one of these certificates. These certificates are suitable for usage with advanced web applications.
Closing the Code
Developers can use these certificates to digitally sign their goods for further security. Read more on the concept of code signing.
The use of an EV certificate is not mandatory. Businesses should determine whether or not EV certificates are worth the investment. They are most effective when used on well-known, frequently attacked websites. Using EV certificates makes a lot of sense for businesses, banks, and government agencies that interact with the general public. One reason is that people seeking assurance can find it because of the work involved in confirming your identity to obtain one.
In particular, financial institutions need to examine how machine IDs used by banking applications are secured at the most basic level. Machines, such as servers, laptops, applications, and mobile devices, communicate with one another. And it goes without saying that the security of these exchanges is paramount, especially when it comes to mobile banking.
The Importance of SSL Certificates
It’s hardly shocking that browser-related attacks keep growing in number. After all, not only does technology evolve with time, but so do hacking techniques.
Therefore, SSL certificates, which were once seen as a luxury in the early 2000s, are now, and will likely continue to be seen as a need in 2019, and beyond.
In addition to helping make your site more secure, an SSL certificate also offers several additional benefits. This is especially true for Extended Validation SSL Certificates.
In what ways does an EV Certificate improve over a standard one?
The extra steps needed to acquire an EV SSL certificate are what set them apart. In order to issue an EV certificate, certificate authorities (CAs) must perform additional verification processes above those required for DV and OV certificates. These may include a phone verification call and/or a professional opinion letter. For a complete rundown of the supporting materials for the EV process, check out the CA/B Forum.
