Extended Validation - (EV) SSL Certificates

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

	Positive SSL	Instant SSL	Wildcard SSL	EV SSL
Our Price ex VAT	€45	€90	€390	€489

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 credibilty 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.

	Positive SSL	Instant SSL	Wildcard SSL	EV SSL
Our Price ex VAT	€45	€90	€390	€489

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