What is the difference between an Premium EV SSL Certificate and a Deluxe High-Assurance SSL Certificate?
The main difference between Premium EV and Deluxe High-Assurance SSL Certificates is the vetting process that must be completed in order for the Certification Authority (CA) to issue a signed certificate to the requestor. Additionally, Web sites secured with Premium EV SSL Certificates will be displayed differently in the new generation of Web browsers, starting with Internet Explorer 7. New versions of Firefox and Opera browsers will soon follow. More comprehensive than the Deluxe High-Assurance vetting process, the Premium EV SSL vetting process validates the requestor’s domain control and verifies the requesting entity’s legal existence and identity. The process authenticates the following information pertaining to the certificate-requesting organization: • Legal Existence: The Certification Authority (CA) must confirm with the Incorporating Agency in the requesting entity’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation that, as of the date the Premium EV Certificate is issued, the organization nam