The criteria for issuing EV certificates are defined by the Guidelines for Extended Validation Certificates, currently (as of Nov 2010) at version 1.3. The guidelines[1] are produced by the CA/Browser Forum, a voluntary organization whose members include leading CAs and vendors of Internet software, as well as representatives from the legal and audit professions.[2] An Extended Validation Certificate in Mozilla Firefox. What is Extended Validation? Extended validation is the new standard of Web security. But how does it differ from traditional SSL certificates? You'll learn these differences and how EV SSL certificates benefit your organization — and, most importantly, your customers. The highest level of assurance for Web security possible. Supported by the most complete validation process available, Entrust EV (Extended Validation) Multi-Domain SSL Certificates take advantage of the added visual cues in today's popular browsers, including the green address bar in Microsoft® Internet Explorer® (7 or newer), Mozilla Firefox (3 and newer), Opera and Google Chrome — a clear indicator to your customers that your website is secure. Features&Benefits Benefits
SHA-1 or SHA-2 signing capabilities Option to sign your certificate with SHA-1 or SHA-2. CA's SHA-2 implementation represents the most current set of cryptographic hash functions and may be used with any CA digital certificate. Secures from 2 to unlimited SANs (domains)Entrust's EV Multi-Domain SSL certificate includes the capability to include 2 Subject Alt Names (SAN's/domains), and additional SAN's can be purchased, up to 50 in the online buy, or unlimited in a Certificate Management Service account. Extended ValidationSite visitors see a green Web browser address bar and the organization details in the browser header indicating high security; they also can see your validated organization details in the SSL certificate. This offers a higher level of trust than Domain or Organization Validated certificates. Available in lifetimes from 2 to 27 monthsEntrust EV SSL certificates are available in the following lifetimes: Unlimited re-issuesEntrust offers unlimited re-issues for installation of configuration problems, loss of private keys or change in hosting providers or servers. Unlimited server licensesEntrust licenses you to install a certificate on an unlimited number of servers. This enables you to leverage a single certificate for purposes such as load balancing, or for pilot/test/production environments. Quick IssuanceSingle certificates purchased online: Entrust verification begins immediately based upon your certificate request, and your certificate is usually ready within 1-2 days. Certificates issued through CMS: Certificates can be immediately issued, or can go through a requestor/approver process controlled by your organization, for pre-approved domains, resulting in quick issuance that doesn't rely on the service level of the certificate vendor. Global trustEntrust certificates are trusted by and compatible with all browsers (99%+) and mobile operating systems (95%+). This means that almost 100% of your site visitors will automatically trust your SSL certificate. Available around-the-clock supportSilver support is included with any certificate purchase. Platinum support, which offers 24/7/365 support, is available as an optional purchase to CMS customers Warranty protectionPlease refer to "Entrust Warranty" for details. Expiry NotificationsReceive multiple expiry notifications by email to multiple parties in advance of certificate expiry, to ensure you are never caught with certificates expiring unexpectedly. Available with Entrust Certificate Management ServiceEntrust Wildcard SSL certificates are available with the enhanced management capabilities of the Entrust Certificate Management Service. See "Entrust Certificate Management Service" for more details. Easy purchaseEasily purchase certificates online with a credit card or by speaking with an Entrust representative. Free Site Seal IncludedEntrust's trusted site seal features point-to-verify capabilities for simple confirmation of SSL certificate validity.
How to Buy Before you submit your SSL request to Entrust, please ensure you have the following information:
The Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is generated with your Web server software and contains both the public key portion of your Web server's key pair and the Distinguished Name (DN) of your Web server. Please reference the Entrust EV Multi-Domain SSL Certificate Enrollment Guidefor further instructions on generating a CSR.
The certificate issued by Entrust Certificate Services includes the Common Name of the customer's Web server (e.g., www.entrust.com). This Common Name identifies the Domain Name registered by an organization. To determine the registered owner of the Domain Name, Entrust will look up the Domain Name in the appropriate WHOIS database. The registered owner of the domain must match the organization name verified by Entrust. For more information, please see theEntrust EV Multi-Domain SSL Certificate Enrollment Guide.
For more information, please see theEntrust EV Multi-Domain SSL Certificate Enrollment Guide.
The generation of a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) also includes the generation of a Web server private key. It is essential to back up the private key as it directly corresponds with the SSL certificate you will receive from Entrust. The private key is a very sensitive piece of information so please take appropriate steps to ensure that only authorized personnel have access to the Web server's private key. For documentation that outlines backing up a Web server private key, please visithttp://www.entrust.net/ssl-technical/webserver.cfm. For more information regarding general enrollment, please see the Entrust EV Multi-Domain SSL Certificate Enrollment Guide.
Business Headquarters – Provide the FULL address of your business headquarters.
Jurisdiction of Incorporation – If you are aware of your jurisdiction of incorporation information, please provide this information (these fields are NOT mandatory).
For additional inquires or assistance, please review the Entrust EV SSL Certificate Enrollment Guide. Payment Information For further information about our digital SSL certificates or to place a purchase order, please call 1-888-690-2424 or contact us online. Online Ordering & Support
An Extended Validation Certificate (EV) is an X.509 public key certificate issued according to a specific set of identity verification criteria. These criteria require extensive verification of the requesting entity's identity by the certificate authority (CA) before a certificate is issued. Certificates issued by a CA under the EV guidelines are not structurally different from other certificates (and hence provide no stronger cryptography than other, cheaper certificates), but are designated with a CA-specific policy identifier so that EV-aware software can recognize them. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Motivation 3 Issuing criteria 4 User interface 5 Compatibility 5.1 Supported Mobile Device Browsers 6 Extended Validation certificate identification 7 Online Certificate Status Protocol 8 Criticism 8.1 Availability to small businesses 8.2 Effectiveness against phishing attacks 9 See also 10 References 11 External links [edit]History In 2005 Melih Abdulhayoglu convened the first meeting of the organization that became the CA/Browser Forum, hoping to improve standards for issuing SSL certificates.[3] On June 12, 2007, the CA/Browser Forum officially ratified the first version of the Extended Validation (EV) SSL Guidelines, which took effect immediately. The formal approval successfully brought to a close more than two years of effort, and provided the infrastructure for trusted Web site identity on the Internet. Then, in April 2008, the Forum announced version 1.1 of the Guidelines, building on the practical experience of its member CAs and Relying-Party Application Software Suppliers gained in the months since the first version was approved for use. [edit]Motivation An important motivation for using digital certificates with SSL was to add trust to online transactions by requiring website operators to undergo vetting with a certificate authority (CA) in order to get an SSL certificate. However, commercial pressures have led some CAs to introduce "domain validation only" SSL certificates for which minimal verification is performed of the details in the certificate. Most browsers' user interfaces did not clearly differentiate between low-validation certificates and those that have undergone more rigorous vetting. Since any successful SSL connection causes the padlock icon to appear, users are not likely to be aware of whether the website owner has been validated or not. As a result, fraudsters (including phishing websites) have started to use SSL to add perceived credibility to their websites. By establishing stricter issuing criteria and requiring consistent application of those criteria by all participating CAs, EV SSL certificates are intended to restore confidence among users that a website operator is a legally established business or organization with a verifiable identity. That said, there is still the concern that the same lack of accountability that led to the loss of public confidence in ordinary certificates, will lead to lax certification practices that will deteriorate the value of EV certificates as well.[4] [edit]Issuing criteria Only CAs who pass an independent audit as part of their WebTrust (or equivalent) review may offer EV, and all CAs globally must follow the same detailed issuance requirements which aim to: Establish the legal identity as well as the operational and physical presence of website owner; Establish that the applicant is the domain name owner or has exclusive control over the domain name; and Confirm the identity and authority of the individuals acting for the website owner, and that documents pertaining to legal obligations are signed by an authorised officer. [edit]User interface Browsers with EV support display more information for EV certificates than for previous SSL certificates. Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox 3.5, Safari 3.2, Opera 9.5, and Google Chrome all provide EV support. The Extended Validation guidelines require participating Certificate Authorities to assign a specific EV identifier, which is registered with the browser vendors who support EV once the Certificate Authority has completed an independent audit and met other criteria. The browser matches the EV identifier in the SSL certificate with the one it has registered for the CA in question: if they match, and the certificate is verified as current, the SSL certificate receives the enhanced EV display in the browser's user interface. In most implementations, the enhanced display includes: The name of the company or entity that owns the certificate. The name of the SSL Certificate Authority (CA) that issued the EV certificate. A distinctive color, usually green, shown in the address bar to indicate that a valid EV certificate was received. [edit]Compatibility Most of the Extended Validation SSL Certificates are compatible with the following browsers:[citation needed] Google Chrome IE 5.01+ AOL 5+ Netscape 4.7+ Opera 7+ Safari Mozilla 1+ Firefox 1+ Konqeror [edit]Supported Mobile Device Browsers Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer Palm / Handspring Blazer 2.0+ Blackberry AT&T Netfront 3.0+ Safari for iOS (iPhone 3GS and later) Extended Validation supports all current releases of commercial and freeware web servers supporting SSL v.3. Supported servers include: Apache + mod_ssl Lotus Domino Go 4.6.2.6 and higher Apache + Raven Lotus Domino 4.6 and higher Apache + Raven 1.5x Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 Apache + SSLeay Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0 BEA WebLogic Netscape Enterprise/Fast Track C2Net Stronghold O'Reilly WebSite Professional 2.X Cobalt RaQ3/RaQ4 "Main Site" Stronghold 3 Cobalt RaQ3 "Virtual Site" WebSTAR 4 Cobalt RaQ4 "Virtual Site" WebSTAR V IBM HTTP Zeus Web Server v3 iPlanet Enterprise Server 4.1 [edit]Extended Validation certificate identification EV certificates are standard x.509 digital certificates. The primary way to identify an EV certificate is by referencing the Certificate Policies extension field. Each issuer uses a different object identifier (OID) in this field to identify their EV certificates, and each OID is documented in the issuer's Certification Practice Statement. As with root certificate authorities in general, browsers may not recognize all issuers. Issuer  OIDCertification Practice StatementBuypass 2.16.578.1.26.1.3.3 Buypass Class 3 EV CPS, p. 10 Comodo 1.3.6.1.4.1.6449.1.2.1.5.1 Comodo EV CPS, p. 28 Cybertrust 1.3.6.1.4.1.6334.1.100.1 Cybertrust CPS v.5.2, p. 20 DigiCert 2.16.840.1.114412.2.1 DigiCert EV CPS v. 1.0.3, p. 56 DigiNotar 2.16.528.1.1001.1.1.1.12.6.1.1.1 DigiNotar CPS v 3.5, p. 2 Entrust 2.16.840.1.114028.10.1.2 Entrust EV CPS, p. 37 GeoTrust 1.3.6.1.4.1.14370.1.6 GeoTrust EV CPS v. 2.6, p. 28 GlobalSign 1.3.6.1.4.1.4146.1.1 GlobalSign EV CPS v. 6.5, p. 24 Go Daddy 2.16.840.1.114413.1.7.23.3 Go Daddy EV CPS v. 2.0, p. 42 Izenpe 1.3.6.1.4.1.14777.6.1.1 1.3.6.1.4.1.14777.6.1.2 DOCUMENTACIÓN ESPECÍFICA PARA EL CERTIFICADO DE SERVIDOR SEGURO SSL EV, p. 5 DOCUMENTACIÓN ESPECÍFICA PARA EL CERTIFICADO DE SEDE ELECTRÓNICA EV, p. 5 Keynectis 1.3.6.1.4.1.22234.2.5.2.3.1 KEYNECTIS EV CA CPS v 0.3, p. 10 Network Solutions 1.3.6.1.4.1.782.1.2.1.8.1 Network Solutions EV CPS v. 1.1, 2.4.1 QuoVadis 1.3.6.1.4.1.8024.0.2.100.1.2 QuoVadis Root CA2 CP/CPS, p. 34 SECOM Trust Systems 1.2.392.200091.100.721.1 SECOM Trust Systems EV CPS (in Japanese), p. 2 Starfield Technologies 2.16.840.1.114414.1.7.23.3 Starfield EV CPS v. 2.0, p. 42 StartCom Certification Authority 1.3.6.1.4.1.23223.2 1.3.6.1.4.1.23223.1.1.1 StartCom CPS, no. 4 SwissSign 2.16.756.1.89.1.2.1.1 SwissSign Gold CA-G2 CP/CPS, p. 7 Thawte 2.16.840.1.113733.1.7.48.1 Thawte EV CPS v. 3.3, p. 95 Trustwave* 2.16.840.1.114404.1.1.2.4.1 SecureTrust EV CPS v1.1.1, p. 5 VeriSign 2.16.840.1.113733.1.7.23.6 VeriSign EV CPS v. 3.3, p. 87 Wells Fargo 2.16.840.1.114171.500.9 WellsSecure PKI CPS v. 12.1.2, p. 14 * "XRamp Security Services, Inc.", successor to SecureTrust corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of Trustwave Holdings,Inc. ("Trustwave") [edit]Online Certificate Status Protocol The criteria for issuing Extended Validation certificates do not require issuing Certificate Authorities to immediately support Online Certificate Status Protocol for revocation checking. However, the requirement for a timely response to revocation checks by the browser has prompted most Certificate Authorities that had not previously done so to implement OCSP support. Section 26-A of the issuing criteria requires CAs to support OCSP checking for all certificates issued after Dec. 31, 2010. [edit]Criticism [edit]Availability to small businesses Since EV certificates are being promoted and reported[5] as a mark of a trustworthy website, some small business owners have voiced concerns[6] that EV certificates give undue advantage to large businesses. The published drafts of the EV Guidelinesexcluded unincorporated business entities, and early media reports[6] focused on that issue. Version 1.0 of the EV Guidelines was revised to embrace unincorporated associations as long as they were registered with a recognized agency, greatly expanding the number of organizations that qualified for an Extended Validation Certificate. [edit]Effectiveness against phishing attacks In 2006, researchers at Stanford University and Microsoft Research conducted a usability study[7] of the EV display in Internet Explorer 7. Their paper concluded that "participants who received no training in browser security features did not notice the extended validation indicator and did not outperform the control group", whereas "participants who were asked to read the Internet Explorer help file were more likely to classify both real and fake sites as legitimate". [edit]See also Transport Layer Security (TLS) Certificate authority Comparison of SSL certificates for web servers | ||||||||||||||||
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