What are the benefits?
Until now, because of the way SSL sessions have been displayed in browsers, phishing proponents could potentially apply a "padlock" onto fraud sites by obtaining easily-procured Low Assurance SSL Certificates. To close this security gap, Certificate Authorities (CA's) - Thawte, Comodo and Geotrust - have taken action by giving consumers the means to distinguish between businesses validated High Assurance Certificates and "domain only" validated Low Assurance Certificates.
- In Microsoft Internet Explorer, users will clearly see the address bar turn green when they visit a Web site secured with the EV SSL (If you cannot see this then your phishing filter needs to be turned on).
- A display next to the URL will toggle between the organization name, the certificate and the Certificating Authority that issued the SSL Certificate.
- The green bar means that a third party has validated the business, their right to use the domain name, and that the High-Assurance SSL Cert has been legitimately obtained.
- With EV certificates your customers can achieve the same visible trust level as big online merchants.
- Your Ecommerce site will not be confused with low grade security sites that may be scam sites
- EV provides better consumer protection and better trust credentials
- Your customers can tell immediately that you are a very secure and trusted site and that their payment details are safe.
