Explore industry-leading EV certificates with maximum legal and operational identity verification.
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Key commercial and security benefits of Extended Validation for high-trust websites.
Only legally registered, operationally active organizations can obtain an EV certificate. That distinction separates your site from millions secured with basic DV.
Verifying your legal organization directly in the certificate adds trust that lowers cart abandonment and lifts conversions for e-commerce and financial portals.
Because vetting requires verified legal documentation, fraudsters cannot obtain an EV certificate for lookalike domains, protecting both customers and brand reputation.
PCI DSS and high-level data protection frameworks recommend the highest authentication level for websites processing payments. EV satisfies that standard.
If you’ve read that EV is dead, the claim isn’t baseless. Here’s what actually changed.
Safari dropped the company name in September 2018. Chrome 77 followed on 10 September 2019, moving it behind the padlock, and Firefox 70 did the same on 22 October 2019. Google published its reasoning: its Security UX team found the EV interface didn’t protect users as intended. Most visitors will never see your company name unless they click the padlock. However, the certificate didn’t change. Underneath, a person at the CA still checks government registration records, confirms your operational history, verifies your address independently, and calls a number from a public directory. Your legal name and jurisdiction remain cryptographically bound inside the subject field, and EV products carry the highest warranty tiers.
That data is still actively read. Certificate detail views, enterprise procurement and vendor security reviews, insurance and compliance audits, phishing investigations, and automated tooling that parses the subject organization field all consume it. None of them depend on browser chrome. Who should buy it: EV earns its price if you handle payments or sensitive personal data, if a compliance framework or enterprise customer specifies it, or if your brand is an impersonation target. For blogs, portfolios, and marketing sites, it buys nothing a domain validation certificate doesn’t already provide.
All three deliver the same 256-bit encryption with 2048-bit keys. The difference is identity verification depth.
Confirms domain control alone, with no business information checked. Issues in minutes with no paperwork. Anyone can get one, including phishing look-alikes.
Verifies your organization’s name and address along with registration status. Authenticated entity details written into certificate.
Goes further with legal registration standing, operational history, independently verified physical address, and a phone callback with an authorized contact.
If you don’t need EV, browse our domain validation SSL certificates or organization validation SSL certificates.
After you purchase the certificate and submit a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), the CA works through four checks:
Your organization is verified against official government registration databases to confirm valid legal incorporation, company name, registration number, and jurisdiction.
The CA checks that your organization has been actively operating for at least three consecutive years in government registries or commercial corporate registries.
Your physical operating address is confirmed via independent third-party sources, while domain ownership is verified through Domain Control Validation (DCV).
The CA places a verbal phone call to a telephone number listed in an accepted public directory to confirm the certificate order with an authorized representative.
Choose the deployment architecture that best matches your corporate web infrastructure.
A single-domain EV SSL certificate secures one fully qualified domain name, such as yourdomain.com. Both the www and non-www versions of your domain are included. This is the most affordable EV option and the right choice for businesses with a single primary website.
A multi-domain EV SSL certificate secures multiple domains on a single certificate using Subject Alternative Names (SANs). Depending on the product, you can protect up to 250 different domains, making it ideal for organizations managing multiple brands or regional sites. Multi-domain EV certificates reduce both cost and management overhead compared to purchasing individual certificates for each domain.
Renewal SSL carries EV certificates from five globally recognized Certificate Authorities.
Sectigo (formerly Comodo) is the most popular choice for budget-conscious buyers, with the PositiveSSL EV starting at $75/yr and the Sectigo EV SSL and Comodo EV SSL offering warranties up to $1.75M, unlimited server licensing, and the Sectigo Secure site seal.
DigiCert is the premium option, with products ranging from the standard Extended Validation SSL to the Secure Site Pro EV, which adds CT log monitoring, vulnerability assessment, and post-quantum cryptography support, plus warranties up to $2M and the CertCentral management platform.
GeoTrust offers mid-tier value through the True BusinessID with EV, with $1.5M warranty coverage and the GeoTrust True Site seal.
GoGetSSL rounds out the lineup with the Business Trust EV for buyers who want verified enterprise identity at the lowest possible cost.
Thawte covers multiple domains by default through the SSL Webserver EV, backed by a $1,500,000 warranty and a dynamic site seal available in 18 languages, which suits businesses running sites across several countries.
EV certificates at Renewal SSL start at $90 for one year, or $75/yr on a three-year plan.
A DV certificate is machine-issued in minutes and verifies only domain control. EV requires a person at the Certificate Authority to pull your company record from a government registry, confirm your operational history, verify your address independently, and place a phone call. That manual labour and highest warranty underwriting explain the price.
Brand carries a premium: DigiCert prices above Sectigo for platform extras like CertCentral, CT log monitoring, and post-quantum crypto. Multi-domain certificates cost more upfront but less per domain, and collapse several renewal dates into one. Longer multi-year terms lower the annual rate to $75/yr while locking in price against shortening lifespans.
Certificate Authorities price their retail direct channel above their partner reseller channel, so the exact same certificate costs significantly more bought direct. Same root, same validation, same warranty, same browser trust. What differs is our deeply discounted wholesale pricing and dedicated 24/7 paperwork support.
Common questions about Extended Validation SSL certificates.
Single-domain EV certificates start at $75/yr for the Comodo PositiveSSL EV. Multi-domain EV costs more depending on the CA and number of domains. Multi-year subscriptions reduce the annual price further, and all purchases include a 25-day money-back guarantee.
Typically 1–3 business days with proper documentation. Having a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) code and a verifiable phone number in a public directory can shorten this. See the validation process section above for the full step-by-step breakdown.
No. The CA/Browser Forum requires every domain on an EV certificate to be individually verified, which rules out wildcard coverage. Instead, add subdomains as individual SANs on a multi-domain EV certificate, or pair an EV certificate with a DV or OV wildcard SSL certificate for your subdomains.
For online stores, payment platforms, healthcare portals, and any business handling sensitive customer data, yes. Verified business identity reduces phishing risk and can improve customer confidence and conversion rates. If your site doesn’t process transactions, domain validation or organization validation certificates are a more affordable fit.
OV confirms your company name, address, and registration status. EV requires all of that plus verification of legal standing, operational history, physical address through independent sources, and a phone callback. In short, OV proves your organization exists; EV proves it’s legitimate, active, and reachable.
No, but its most visible feature is gone. Browsers removed the EV company-name indicator from the address bar between 2018 and 2019, so visitors no longer see your organization name without clicking the padlock. The underlying identity verification, the legal name embedded in the certificate, and the warranty are unchanged. See the section above for where that verified identity is still used.
No. Major browsers removed the green address bar for EV certificates in 2019. Today, all SSL types show the same padlock icon. Your verified company information is still visible when visitors click the padlock and view the certificate details.
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