EV SSL Certificates

• EV SSL certificate provides the New Industry Standard for Identity Assurance and Authentication Security
• A Green Trust Indicator in the web browser illustrates that this web site has been validated against the highest standards of Authentication Security

A Brief History:

Until now, because of the way SSL sessions have been displayed in browsers, phishing proponents could potentially apply a "padlock" onto fraud sites by obtaining easily-procured Low Assurance SSL Certificates. To close this security gap, Certificate Authorities (CA's) - Thawte, Comodo and Geotrust - have taken action by giving consumers the means to distinguish between businesses validated High Assurance Certificates and "domain only" validated Low Assurance Certificates.

• In Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, users will clearly see the address bar turn green when they visit a Web site secured with the EV SSL (If you cannot see this then your phishing filter needs to be turned on).
• A display next to the URL will toggle between the organization name, the certificate and the Certificating Authority that issued the SSL Certificate.
• The green bar means that a third party has validated the business, their right to use the domain name, and that the High-Assurance SSL Cert has been legitimately obtained.
• With EV certificates your customers can achieve the same visible trust level as big online merchants.
• Your Ecommerce site will not be confused with low grade security sites that may be scam sites
• EV provides better consumer protection and better trust credentials
• Your customers can tell immediately that you are a very secure and trusted site and that their payment details are safe.

IE 7 address bar for a known phishing website detected by the Phishing Filter

IE7 address bar for a site with a high-assurance SSL certificate (showing the identity of the site from the SSL certificate) (Phishing filter enabled)

See a live EV SLL cert example

Why should I buy EV? It is more expensive and does not give me more protection?

• It gives your site greater credibility as your are seen to be "up to speed" with security issues.
• It protects your customers better.
• They can see that they are connected to a trustworthy website.
• It will help to increase the conversion rate among first-time customers.
• An EV SSL is money well spent.

The EV SSL Certificate Validation Process

This new procedure has been established by the industry group - CA/B Forum - and involves a more rigorous validation procedure.

A business needs to conform to some basic requirements to obtain an EV SSL certificate. The company needs to prove they have:

• Legal status as a company under government regulations.
• A Registration of Incorporation number
• A place of business is in same jurisdiction as its place of business registration.
• An Organization name
• A business name
• A full address and a geographic telephone number to their place of business

Hosting Ireland can now supply you with EV SSL Certificates for €489 for 1 year and €880 for 2 years.

Please contact our sales line USA 1888 2050567 - Ireland 1890 987000 - International +353 51 843464.