Extended Validation SSL Overview

An Extended Validation SSL Certificate is issued by a "Certificate Authority" (Such as GeoTrust, Thawte or Digicert) as a means of providing assurance to a website visitor that the site they are on is owned and operated by a company that has been identified by an independent third-party company.

Sites that have undergone this process will utilize this certificate to safeguard their site from "impostor" websites that might appear to the untrained eye as being legitimate. With the advent of higher security browsers it is far easier to be sure that the site you're visiting has undergone this stringent process. All the major web browsers now will employ a "green bar" appearance to signify that an Extended Validation SSL Certificate is in place.

EV Validation Requirements and Order Process

What type of documentation you'll be required to provide will depend on what type of organization you're operation. The requirements vary for government agencies, corporations, general partnerships, unincorporated associations and sole proprietorships.

Generally speaking, the certificate authority is going to ask for documents and identification to verify that you are the person, business or organization you claim to be and they'll want the most reliable official documents to substantiate that.

For a detailed description of the documents you will need to provide the steps you'll need to follow, please see our Extended Validation Requirements page for more information.

GeoTrust True BusinessID with EV

Only Extended Validation SSL Certificates trigger the green bar in high-security web browsers.

40-bit to 256-bit SSL encryption
GeoTrustTrue Site Seal with company name, date/time stamp
$500K warranty

$199
1 year

GeoTrust True BusinessID Multi-Domain EV

With a GeoTrust True BusinessID Multi-Domain with EV certificate, you can add, edit, or delete up to 25 domain names over the lifetime of the certificate and get the aded protection of Extended Validation. EV SSL Certificates trigger the 'green bar' in high-security web browsers.

Add, edit or delete any additional domain names to the Subject Alt Name (SAN) field during the enrollment process or at anytime during the lifecycle of the certificate.

Designed for Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Communications Servers, this Unified Communications Certificate is also ideal for shared hosting environments, QA testing environments, and small businesses with multiple business applications to secure on a single server.
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$399 1 year

Prices above reflect purchase of initial license and 4 additional domains for a total of 5 domains. Up to 25 domain names are possible at an additional cost.

Thawte SSL Web Server Certificates with EV

Only Extended Validation SSL Certificates trigger the green bar in high-security web browsers.

Thawte SSL Web Server Certificates with EV enable the most visible security indicator: the green address bar in high-security browsers, assuring users that your site is secure and your identity has been authenticated to the industry's highest standard. When customers see the green address bar and the Thawte Trusted Site Seal, they gain the confidence to complete their transaction. SSL Web Server Certificates with EV include Extended Validation, the Thawte Trusted Site Seal, free reissues, and a 30-day money back guarantee.

$199
1 year

All Digicert SSL Certificates now include a Norton Secured Seal Now ALL Digicert SSL Certificates include a FREE Digicert Safe Site with daily malware site scans. The Digicert Safe Site assures your viewers that your site is both genuine and malware-free. A $199 value!

Digicert Secure Site with EV

Digicert Secure Site with EV SSL Certificates protect the transfer of sensitive data on websites, intranets, and extranets using a minimum of 40-bit and up to 256-bit encryption (the highest that each individual browser will allow). The Digicert Secure Site Pro EV SSL Certificate includes a $100,000 warranty and the Norton Secured Seal.

$845
1 year

Digicert Secure Site Pro With EV

Digicert Secure Site Pro with EV SSL Certificate provides minimum of 128-bit and up to 256-bit encryption and more than 99% browser recognition. Digicert Secure Site Pro with EV SSL Certificate is enabled by Server Gated Cryptography to help ensure strong encryption to site visitors. Includes $250,000 warranty and the Norton Secured Seal.

Extended Validation triggers the display of the green address bar in the latest high-security browsers, and True 128-bit SSL Certificates enable every site visitor to experience the strongest SSL encryption available to them.

ALL Digicert Secure Site Pro EV SSL Certificates include ECC Algorithm Support. Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) creates encryption keys based on the idea of using points on a curve to define the public/private key pair. It is difficult to break using the brute force methods often employed by hackers and offers a faster solution with less computing power than RSA encryption.

$1195
1 year

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