Extended Validation SSL
The highest level of trust for your business
EV SSL verifies your organization beyond the domain, so customers can see the verified company behind the site.
Legal, operational and physical existence verified · Jurisdiction and registration number recorded in the certificate
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100M certificates issued worldwide.
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Trusted by businesses in more than 150 countries.
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One of the largest certificate authorities operating today.
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40% of Fortune 1000 companies use Sectigo.
One of the largest certificate authorities operating today
Show customers there's a real company behind the site
EV SSL provides the strongest organization vetting, built for brands where trust, impersonation risk and high-value transactions matter.
Extended Validation Single
Businesses taking payments or handling regulated data on one domain, where buyers ask who is behind the site.
Billed monthly
Secure my site- Jurisdiction and registration number in the certificate?
- Legal, operational and physical existence checked?
- Covers www and non-www?
- Accepted where procurement names EV?
- Built for payment and account pages?
- Specifications
- Validation: Extended validation (EV)?
- Covers: 1 domain (FQDN)?
- Encryption: up to TLS 256-bit?
- Warranty: $250,000?
- Issuance: after full business verification?
- Validation
- Validation: Extended validation (EV) ?
Extended Validation Multi-domain
Three domains included as standard, with room to add more on the same certificate as the business grows.
Billed monthly
Secure my site- Jurisdiction and registration number in the certificate?
- Additional domains at €179 each?
- Separate brands and country domains on one certificate?
- One renewal date across every domain ?
- One verification covers every domain?
- Specifications
- Validation: Extended validation (EV)?
- Covers: 3 domains included, up to 210?
- Encryption: up to TLS 256-bit?
- Warranty: $250,000?
- Issuance: after full business verification?
- Validation
- Validation: Extended validation (EV)?
Why EV sits above organization validation
Three verifications sit on top of the organization validation set: legal existence, operational status and the authority of the person requesting the certificate.
What extended validation checks
Extended validation follows the standards set by the CA/Browser Forum. Six checks run before a certificate is issued.
Legal identity Your registered company name
Sectigo confirms your officially registered company name and that the entity is active and in good standing with the relevant authority. A registered trade name can be included and is linked to the legal entity.
Operating address Where the business actually operates
Your physical business location is verified against government or business records to confirm an operating presence. PO boxes, virtual offices, forwarding addresses and care-of locations are not accepted.
Business telephone A number listed with an independent source
Your business needs a working telephone number that appears in a trusted directory and matches your registered company details. This number is used for the verification call.
Signing authority Who is allowed to request the certificate
Sectigo confirms that the person placing the order is legally permitted to represent the organisation and sign on its behalf. This check does not apply at lower validation levels.
Domain control Proof you control the domain
Control is confirmed by DNS record, a file placed on the website, or an approved address at the domain. We recommend DNS, which is the fastest and does not depend on the site being reachable.
Verification call Final confirmation before issue
A short call to your verified business number confirms the order and the authorisation behind it. You or an authorised contact answers and confirms the request, and the certificate is issued once that completes.
Andreas García Fernández
Security Analyst
Frequently asked questions
If your answer is not here, ask us.
What is an EV SSL certificate and how does it work?
An extended validation certificate verifies the legal identity of your business before encrypting your website. The certificate authority confirms that your organisation is registered, operating and authorised to request the certificate, then records those details inside it alongside the encryption.
Why choose EV over OV or DV?
Domain validation confirms control of the name. Organisation validation adds a check of the company behind it. Extended validation goes further again, confirming legal existence, operating presence and the authority of the person making the request, and it records your jurisdiction and registration number in the certificate. Those two fields are the practical difference.
What does EV change for my visitors?
The certificate carries your verified company name, jurisdiction and registration number, which anyone inspecting it can see. That carries most weight on payment, login and account pages, and in procurement reviews that ask who a certificate was issued to.
How long does EV validation take?
Issuance follows the completion of every check, so the timing depends on how quickly documents are supplied and the verification call is answered. Accurate company details submitted first time is the single biggest factor.
What information do I need to provide?
Your registered legal company name, your operating address, a publicly listed business telephone number, the details of an authorised representative, and proof that you control the domain. We confirm what your jurisdiction requires before you order.
Is EV required for ecommerce or financial websites?
It is rarely a legal requirement. It is frequently a contractual one, since tenders, vendor assessments and enterprise procurement processes often specify extended validation by name where encryption alone does not satisfy the requirement.
Can EV cover multiple domains or subdomains?
EV is available for a single domain or as a multi-domain certificate covering several separate domains on one order. Wildcard coverage is not offered at this validation level, so subdomains are either listed individually on a multi-domain certificate or secured with an organisation validated wildcard.
Does EV provide stronger encryption?
Encryption strength is the same at every validation level, up to 256-bit TLS where the browser supports it. The difference is the depth of identity verification recorded in the certificate, not the cipher.
What installation is included?
An attacker registering a lookalike domain cannot obtain a certificate in your company's name, because the authority verifies the legal entity before issuing. Lookalike domains can still exist, but none of them can be certified as you.
Will EV protect my business from phishing and impersonation?
Installation is included when the domain is hosted with us. We generate the signing request, install the certificate and verify the chain. For certificates running on external hosting, our sales team can quote the installation separately.
Start the verification and we handle the rest
Your submission is prepared for you, we deal with the certificate authority, and the certificate is installed when your site is hosted with us.
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