Guidelines for Quicker Issuance of EV SSL Certificates

Getting an Extended Validation (EV) certificate can be difficult, but with these guidelines we'll try to make the process as simple and quick as possible. Read out suggestions.

Extended Validation SSL agreement

The certification authority (CA) Symantec/GeoTrust/Thawte, will e-mail an Extended Validation SSL Agreement document to you. You must sign it and mail it back to the CA.

Verification call

The Organizational Contact should expect a short phone call. This call is very important, so make sure that CA can reach this contact. Per CA/B Forum EV guidelines, the contact must be called at either a number from Professional opinion letter or Public telephone directory.

Authentication requirements

The following describes authentication:

• Domain authentication requirements
• Organization authentication requirements
• Organizational Contact authentication Requirements