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Organization Validated (OV) certificates are authenticated with nine validation checks and are considered a mid-level business certificate. With OV certificates, CAs authenticate domain ownership similar to DV certificates.

EV certificates can protect business customers from falling victims to phishing attacks by displaying the site operator's verified identity directly in the certificate.

An Extended Validation Certificate (EV) is a certificate conforming to X. 509 that proves the legal entity of the owner and is signed by a certificate authority key that can issue EV certificates. EV certificates can be used in the same manner as any other X.

EV SSL Certificates should be used wherever you need to communicate a high level of trust to your users, such as shopping carts, login pages, and other sensitive front-facing pages. DigiCert's EV SSL Certificates confirm your website has passed rigorous identity verification.

To issue an extended validation certificate, a CA requires verification of the requesting entity's identity and its operational status with its control over domain name and hosting server.

Extended Validation (EV) In addition to all of the authentication steps CAs take for DV and OV certificates, EV certificates require vetting of the business organization's operational existence, physical address and a telephone call to verify the employment status of the requestor.

With OV SSL certificates, CAs verify the domain ownership and conduct an adequate investigation to confirm the legitimacy of a company. In case of EV SSL certificates, apart from CAs verifying the domain ownership, a rigorous investigation is conducted with regards to the legitimacy of a company.