Extended Validation (EV) Requirements

Extended Validation SSL Certificates achieve the highest level of consumer trust through the strictest authentication standards of any SSL Certificate. Extended Validation verification guidelines require us to obtain and verify multiple pieces of identifying information.

Once you have submitted your order via our online ordering system please check your e-mail for further information about requested documents.

If you have ordered True BusinessID® + EV you are required to download, complete and fax the following document to us. Our fax numbers are available from our Contact Us page.

Following receipt of the document the following authentication requirements will be carried out to ensure your order can be expediently processed :

The following entities are eligible to receive an EV SSL Certificate provided they are currently registered with and approved by an official registration agency in their jurisdiction. The resulting charter, certificate, license or equivalent must be verifiable through that registration agency.

We must be able to confirm all of the following organizational registration requirements :

The organization's registration number, date of registration/incorporation and the organization's registered address (or the address of the organization's registered agent).

A non-government data source (such as Dun & Bradstreet) must include the organization's place of business address if it is not included in the government agency records.

Through a non-government data source (such as Dun & Bradstreet) or by verifying the organization has an active demand deposit account (such as a checking account) with a regulated financial institution through a Lawyer’s Opinion Letter or directly with the financial institution.

To qualify for an Extended Validation SSL Certificate, domain registration details must reflect the full Organization name as included in the SSL Certificate request. Where domain registration does not reflect the organization name as identified in the certificate request, positive confirmation of the Organization's exclusive right to use the domain name is required from the registered domain administrator or with a Lawyer Opinion Letter.

The domain must be registered with ICANN or IANA registrar (for CCTLDs). Domain registration details must be updated to reflect the organization name as included on the certificate request.

Where domain registration is private, the domain registrar is required to unblock the privacy feature.

The Organization's Certificate Approver must confirm knowledge of the organization's domain ownership during the verification call.

To qualify for an Extended Validation SSL Certificate, the Certificate Approver identified in the SSL Certificate request must be employed by the requesting organization and have appropriate authority to obtain and delegate Extended Validation SSL Certificate responsibilities.

Employment and authorization cannot be verified through the organization's web site.

If the Certificate Approver identified in the SSL Certificate request is listed in government records as a corporate officer (such as Secretary, President, CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, CSO, Director, or equivalent), then organizational contact employment and authorization can be approved without verifying this information as described below.

We must be able to confirm all of the following Certificate Approver requirements :

We must verify the SSL Certificate request and all SSL Certificate details with the Certificate Approver identified in the certificate request. We must contact the Certificate Approver using an independently verified telephone number.

This telephone number is obtained through one of the following methods :

During the verification call, we must verify the following with the Certificate Approver :

If we are unable to verify any of the required information on your SSL Certificate application, we may request you to provide a professional opinion from a lawyer or accountant to verify the information.