EV SSL Certificate Resources

OTA Credits Increased Online Consumer Trust to EV SSL Certificate Adoption (Press Release Nov 20, 2008)

OTA Endorses EV SSL Certs, issues call to action for adoption (Press Release Jan 15, 2007)

Extended Validation Certification Adoption Grows 225% - In just ten months since OTA issued a recommendation and call to action, adoption of EV SSL Certificates has risen to nearly 10,000 leading banking and ecommerce sites.  While EV certificates are not designed to counter web exploits such as malware or cross site scripting (XSS) exploits, they are proven to increase consumer confidence and ecommerce ROI.   There is no silver bullet for security, and brand owners must adopt multiple best practices, including email and brand authentication and domain monitoring. 

OTA recommends upgrading to browsers which support EV SSL certificates in the UI and enable key security features designed to help combat phishing, malware and XSS exploits

Industry & Business Resources

PCI Data Security Standard PCI E-Commerce Guide Advocates SSL (January 2013)
Symantec Blog

EV SSL - Symantec / VeriSign  Educational Resources

CA/B Forum   l   CA/B Forum EV SSL Specifications & Guidelines

Protecting Your Name on the Internet, The Business Benefits of Extended Validation SSL Certificates - GoDaddy.com
Business Value of EV Certs (provided by Microsoft Corporation - updated January 2009)
Implementation Guide to EV Certs (provided by Microsoft Corporation)
Maximizing User Trust with EV SSL (VeriSign)
Upgrading to EV SSL Certs - Windows XP Clients (VeriSign)
Spoofing Server-Server Communication: How You Can Prevent (VeriSign)

Revised May 27, 2011