• The beginning of the web address changes from http: // to HTTPS: // .
• A padlock lock icon appears in the address bar of the website.
• The color of the address field will change to blue or green, depending on which certificate is installed and which browser is used.

EVs are certificates with extended validation. In 2006, the CA / Browser Forum, a group of leading certificate vendors and browser developers (CA) or Certificate Authorities (CAs), approved several standard guidelines for issuing and validating EV certificates. . Thus, the way the EV certificate is displayed has been changed so that the visitor can more easily recognize that this website has a higher standard of security. These certificates are displayed with an additional green bar, which distinguishes them from other certificates, which are displayed in plain blue or green at the address.

With such a certificate, owners can protect themselves from counterfeiters who want to steal their brand and customers.

1. The institutions that can purchase and apply for an EV certificate are the following:

• Government organizations
• Firms and companies
• Sole Merchants
• Non-profit organizations
• Affiliate companies

The documents required to issue the SSL certificate must include the following:

• Company or organization registration number
• Date of incorporation of the company or organization
• Address of the organization or company (or the address of the official who registers the SSL certificate)
• The organization or company must have been registered more than 3 years ago
• The verification of the organization is additionally carried out by verification on a bank account

2. Requirements for the domain on which the SSL certificate will be installed:

• To qualify for an EV SSL certificate, a domain must be registered in the name of the company or organization
• If the domain has Whois privacy protect enabled, this option should be disabled
• During domain verification, the organization issuing the certificate (GeoTrust, VeriSign or Sectigo) will require a voice check by calling the domain owner.

3. Requirements from the person requesting the SSL certificate:

• The official involved in the verification process must be employed by the same company
• The person is authorized to verify the EV certificate by the company or organization
• Additional documents need to be filled in, which must then be notarized
• Formal opinion from the company or organization

4. As an additional check for the organization, a telephone check with a responsible person of this organization is required. The telephone check is carried out directly by the issuing authority. During the telephone check, you will be required to do the following:

• The name of the person requesting the certificate
• EV certificate approval
• Compliance with the general conditions provided by the issuing authority