The difference between OV and EV SSL-certificates

Nowadays, SSL-certificates are an essential requisite for e-commerce. It is difficult to imagine that a credible business site would not be secure. Users simply will not enter confidential information on sites, even if they need to make a purchase. For this reason, the owner of any credible online business should be considering an SSL-certificate from a proven company. There is however, one question that needs to be considered first: what type of certificate is best to choose – OV or EV? What is the difference between these two SSL certificates?

OV-certificate (Organisation Validation) is a certificate that confirms the existence of the organisation. To get an OV certificate, the company must complete the validation process. During validation, the certification centre must ensure legal (reference to the state resource) and physical (reference to the trusted online catalogue) existence of the company. As a result, if the site is protected by an OV-certificate, the visitors will see a lock in the browser’s address bar, which ensures that the site is protected from hackers.

Example of an OV certificate:

EV-certificate (Extended Validation). This is the most trusted and secure solution that is actively used by the world’s leading online businesses. This certificate displays a green browser bar guaranteeing security and reliability. Also, EV-certified websites display the company name in the browser address bar, as shown in the screenshot below. Visitors can easily see that you are a legitimate organisation. Getting an EV certificate is not much more complicated than getting an OV certificate, but it is a lot more trusted and secure. EV-certificates provide users with the confidence that your website is secure and this increased trust helps boost sales.

Example of an EV-certificate:

• EV-certificates include a visual signal (green bar in the browser), which is a sign of credibility even for the most inexperienced user
  
• EV-certificates include the name of the company (displayed in the browser's address bar) and some additional information about it
  
• EV-Certificates are not much more expensive than the OV-certificates, but have more benefits
  
• EV-certificates are used by most large organisations worldwide
  

If you are thinking of getting an EV certificate but think that the validation process is too complicated or too long, then look no further! Allow our professionals at LeaderTelecom to do this work for you. Our knowledge, experience and streamlined processes will help you easily acquire an EV certificate.