What are Entrust Extended Validation SSL Certificates?
Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates are a relatively new category of SSL certificate created by an industry consortium called the CA/Browser Forum. To help increase consumer confidence in online transactions, this category of certificate was conceived in response to the growing threat of phishing and man-in-the-middle attacks. EV certificates are issued to Web sites only after rigorous validation of their identity. Web browsers will reflect this higher level of identity assurance with prominent and distinct trust indicators, such as the Subscriber name in green background in the address bar used by Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3 and Opera 9.5. EV certificates are available in CMS. For more technical information on EV certificates, please visit http://www.entrust.net/ssl-technical/ev_faq.htm.
