EV SSL from PositiveSSL — Extended Company Validation
The strictest legal entity check there is and the highest CA warranty of them all — from $1 000 000
Buy an EV certificate for 89,90 €
An EV certificate is the SSL with the strictest organization check in existence: the authority confirms the company registration in the state register, the physical address, real business activity and the authority of the employee who placed the order. Issuance takes 3–5 business days, the price starts at €89.90 a year and the CA warranty runs from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. The green address bar is gone — browsers removed it in 2019–2020 — so EV is bought today to protect a brand against lookalike sites and to satisfy regulators. The catalogue holds 21 options, single-domain and multi-domain; a wildcard EV does not exist, industry rules forbid it.
The EV certificates ordered most often
Validation is equally strict everywhere — the brand and the warranty amount differ
PositiveSSL EV
| Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days |
| One domain and its www |
| CA warranty $1 000 000 |
| Free reissues, unlimited servers |
Sectigo EV SSL
| Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days |
| One domain and its www |
| CA warranty $1 750 000 |
| Free reissues, unlimited servers |
GeoTrust True BusinessID with EV
| Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days |
| One domain and its www |
| CA warranty $1 500 000 |
| Free reissues, unlimited servers |
Price per year. Validation takes 3–5 business days, so order ahead of your deadline.
All EV certificates
21 options: single-domain and multi-domain
| Certificate | Validation and issuance | What it secures | Warranty | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PositiveSSL EV Sectigo |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 000 000 |
€89.9
per year | Order |
| Comodo EV SSL Sectigo |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 750 000 |
€155.9
per year | Order |
| Sectigo EV SSL Sectigo |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 750 000 |
€155.9
per year | Order |
| Thawte SSL Web Server with EV (FLEX) Thawte |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 500 000 |
€174.9
per year | Order |
| Thawte SSL Web Server with EV Thawte |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 500 000 |
€174.9
per year | Order |
| Positive SSL EV Multi-Domain Sectigo |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | Several domains: 2 included, more can be added | $1 000 000 |
€181.9
per year | Order |
| GeoTrust True BusinessID with EV GeoTrust |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 500 000 |
€194.9
per year | Order |
| GeoTrust True BusinessID with EV (FLEX) GeoTrust |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 500 000 |
€194.9
per year | Order |
| Comodo EV Multi-Domain Sectigo |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | Several domains in one certificate | $1 750 000 |
€267.9
per year | Order |
| Sectigo EV Multi-Domain/UCC Sectigo |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | Several domains: 2 included, more can be added | $1 750 000 |
€309.9
per year | Order |
| DigiCert Basic EV (FLEX) DigiCert |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 750 000 |
€336.9
per year | Order |
| DigiCert Extended Validation SSL DigiCert |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 000 000 |
€336.9
per year | Order |
| GeoTrust True BusinessID w/ EV Multi-Domain GeoTrust |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | Several domains: 4 included, more can be added | $1 500 000 |
€401.9
per year | Order |
| DigiCert EV Multi-Domain SSL DigiCert |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | Several domains: 2 included, more can be added | $1 000 000 |
€650.9
per year | Order |
| DigiCert Secure Site EV SSL DigiCert |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 750 000 |
€876.9
per year | Order |
| DigiCert Secure Site EV (FLEX) DigiCert |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $1 750 000 |
€876.9
per year | Order |
| Enterprise SSL Pro with EV Sectigo |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $2 000 000 |
€1019.9
per year | Order |
| DigiCert Secure Site Pro EV SSL DigiCert |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $2 000 000 |
€1353.9
per year | Order |
| DigiCert Secure Site Pro EV (FLEX) DigiCert |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | One domain and its www | $2 000 000 |
€1353.9
per year | Order |
| DigiCert Secure Site EV Multi-Domain SSL DigiCert |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | Several domains: 2 included, more can be added | $1 750 000 |
€2501.9
per year | Order |
| Enterprise SSL Pro with EV Multi-Domain Sectigo |
Extended validation, issued in 3–5 business days | Several domains: 3 included, more can be added | $2 000 000 |
€2821.9
per year | Order |
EV is never issued as a wildcard — that is an industry rule, not our restriction.
Who needs EV
Wherever misplaced trust costs the most
Payments and finance
Banks, payment services and exchanges: the client enters payment details and has to be certain about the address.
Large retailers
The bigger the traffic and the average order, the more often the brand gets cloned for phishing. EV makes that much harder.
Portals holding personal data
Healthcare, insurance and government services where personal data is processed every day.
How extended validation runs
3–5 business days and several independent sources
Domain validation
The same as for other types: an email to a role address, a DNS record or a file on the site.
Legal existence of the company
The authority confirms the registration in a state register and, where needed, through a lawyer or an auditor.
Operational presence and address
The physical address and actual business activity are checked through invoices, bank confirmations and independent directories.
Order confirmation
The authority contacts the named employee on an independently sourced phone number and confirms their authority to order.
What EV actually gives you
The green address bar is long gone — Chrome, Firefox and Safari removed it in 2019–2020. So, honestly: EV today is not about a green padlock, it is about other things.
- The most thorough organization check in existence: register, address, activity and the authority of the person ordering.
- The highest warranty — up to $2,000,000 with the DigiCert Secure Site Pro line.
- Hard to counterfeit. Obtaining EV in the name of somebody else's company is practically impossible.
- A requirement of regulators and partners. In the financial sector EV is often written into the rules.
What to prepare before ordering
The more complete the data, the faster the issuance:
- the exact company name and registration number;
- the registered address and the actual place of business;
- a phone number the authority can find in an independent source;
- the contact details of the employee authorised to confirm the order;
- access to a role mailbox on the domain or to the DNS zone.
If something is missing, we will tell you which document can replace it — before you pay.
Ask our supportFrequently asked questions about EV
Validation, timing and limits
No. Browsers removed it in 2019–2020. The company name is visible in the certificate details, exactly as it is with OV.
3–5 business days with a complete set of data. It takes longer when the company phone number cannot be found in independent sources.
No. Industry rules forbid issuing EV for a mask such as *.example.com — for subdomains you take an OV wildcard or a multi-domain EV.
Yes, in multi-domain EV certificates: several domains sit in one certificate and further entries can be bought.
Stricter validation and a larger warranty. If the site handles no payments and no personal data, the visitor sees little difference.
No. PCI DSS requirements are met with OV as well. EV is chosen when trust and brand protection against clones matter more.
Validation is repeated but goes faster: the authority may reuse details it collected earlier, within the allowed reuse period.
Yes — prepare the documents in advance and make sure the company phone number is in a public register. We can check that before you pay.