What is an SSL Domain Validation (DV) certificate?

Domain Validation (DV) SSL certificate is the basic type of SSL certificate in which the Certification Authority (CA) verifies only the applicant’s right to a given domain. This means that only the fact that the domain is under the control of the person or company ordering the certificate is verified – additional organizational data or […]

What is an SSL Organization Validation (OV) certificate?

An SSL OV certificate (Organization Validation) is a TLS/SSL certificate with a medium level of verification that, in addition to confirming domain control, also verifies the identity of the organization applying for the certificate. This means the Certificate Authority (CA) checks the legal existence and company details (e.g. name, physical address, telephone number) before issuing […]

What is an SSL Extended Validation (EV) certificate?

SSL Extended Validation (EV) certificate is the highest level of validation in the digital certificate hierarchy, in accordance with the CA/Browser Forum guidelines (EV Guidelines specification v1.8.1) and the RFC 5280 standards. An EV certificate is issued only after a rigorous verification process of the applicant entity, which includes a multi-stage legal, organizational, and operational […]

Multi-year Subscription SSL

At the CA/Browser (CA/B) forum in Bratislava, Slovakia, Apple announced that as of September 1, 2020, newly issued publicly trusted TLS certificates are valid for no more than 398 days. This followed the extensive work of the CA/B Forum community to shorten the lifetime of certificates and improve security, while balancing the needs of business […]

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