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What Are The Requirements for SSL.com EV Certificates?

Note: This page is for users of SSL Corp EV Roots only. Users of UserTrust EV certificates can find their required documents here.

Extended Validation (or EV) certificates are recognized as the highest standard in Internet trust. In order to fully validate and issue an EV certificate several steps must be taken by the purchaser, as outlined below.

Looking for information on certificate renewal? Please read Renewing EV, OV, and IV Certificates.

In order to verify your EV certificate please submit the three document items listed below through your SSL.com account portal.

  1. A signed copy of the EV Subscriber agreement
  2. A signed copy of the EV Authorization Form
  3. Please choose one of the following items to submit:
    1. Your company’s Dun & Bradstreet number (also known as a D-U-N-S or Duns number). Using a D-U-N-S number helps SSL.com expedite validation and certificate issuance. Please make sure that your company information in Dun & Bradstreet is correct and up-to-date before using this option. You can enter your D-U-N-S number directly with your Company Details when ordering your certificate:
    2. A business profile from another Qualified Information Source, such as ZoomInfo, Crunchbase, or OpenCorporates.
    3. An attestation letter from a licensed professional (attorney, accountant, or civil-law/Latin notary):
SSL.com customers purchasing an EV certificate will immediately receive a DV certificate after going through the standard domain validation process. This certificate will serve as a placeholder so you can secure your site right away. Your EV certificate will be issued as soon as the additional verification steps below are completed and confirmed.

After submitting the above information to SSL.com, our vetting partner will:

We will be able to provide your EV certificate only upon successful completion of all of the above steps – this is why it’s called an Extended Validation certificate.

Note also that in order to ensure maximum trust, EV certificates can be ordered for a maximum of two years, and the validation steps above will be repeated when your EV certificate is reordered.

Video: Validation Requirements for OV, IV, and EV Certificates

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