Extended Validation (EV) Process
Unlike Domain Validated (DV) & Organization Validated (OV) certificates, EV certificates requires a more extensive validation process than that of Domain Validation and Organization Validation SSL certificates to confirm the identity and legitimacy of the organization that owns and operates the website
Validation Process: Rigorous validation process including legal identity, physical presence, operational existence, and domain ownership verification.
Issuance Time: Longer issuance time due to the rigorous validation process. Typically, issuance would take 1-5 Business days.
Process Involved:
Domain Control Validation (DCV): Domain Control Validation can be done online and it's an customer friendly automated process.
Extended Organization Validation (OV): Vetting process includes Organization Identity & Address verification, Doing Business As / Tradename verification (if 'O' value provided is a Tradename), Authenticity of certificate request verification through online email link acceptance, Verified Method of Communication, Contract Signer Verification, Certificate Approver Verification, Signer's authority to sign the Subscriber Agreement & Approver's authority to approve EV certificate request . For Verified Method of Communication, emSign delivers the code using reliable method of communication (email / telephone). Requester will receive a link to submit the code to prove the authenticity of the certificate request.
Online Consent Acceptance by Certificate Requester: As part of SSL EV process, Requester Consent link will be sent to Certificate Requester's email address.
Online Subscriber Agreement Acceptance by an authorized Contract Signer: As part of SSL EV process, Subscriber Agreement link will be sent to an authorized Contract Signer's email address.
Online EV Request Approval by an authorized Certificate Approver: As part of SSL EV process, EV Request Approval link will be sent to an authorized Certificate Approver's email address.
Certificate Signing Request (CSR): As part of SSL EV process, CSR has to be submitted to Certifying Authority (emSign).
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