Organization Validated Certificates

In addition to performing the checks featured within Domain Validated Certificates, Organization Validated (OV) Certificates also includes validation of the business being associated with the certificate.

Organization Validation is applicable to the following SSL Certificates:

Digicert Standard OV SSL Certificate SSL Certificates are created for a particular server and domain, and are issued by trusted, third-party Certificate Authority (CA) - comparable to your passport. As the Certification Authority, the SSL Certificate vendor authenticates the identity of the purchaser and verifies the business that owns the domain.
Digicert Secure Site Pro OV SSL Transport Layer Security (TLS) and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), are cryptographic protocols that provide communication security over the Internet.[1] TLS and SSL encrypt the segments of network connections at the Application Layer for the Transport Layer, using asymmetric cryptography for key exchange, symmetric encryption for confidentiality, and message authentication codes for message integrity. Certificate
DigiCert OV Multi-Domain SSL Certificate w/ 3 SAN The Subject Alternative Names (SAN) extension allows one SSL certificate to be used to secure one Web server with multiple names (such as a different DNS name, IP address or URI).
Digicert OV Wildcard SSL It is possible for a web hosting company to share a single SSL certificate - this allows the same SSL certificate to be used by many websites without the need to issue individual SSL certificates to each hosting customer. This allows the unlimited use of different sub domains on the same domain name. The Wildcard certificate allows the webhosting company to give each customer a secure sub domain, such as customer1.mydomain.ca, customer2.mydomain.ca, etc. The same can be applied for organizations wanting to secure multiple sub domains within the enterprise network. Certificate
GeoTrust True Business ID OV Multi-Domain SSL Certificate w/ 4 SAN
GeoTrust True Business ID OV SSL Certificate
GeoTrust True Business ID OV Wildcard SSL Certificate
Thawte Web Server OV SSL Certificate
Thawte OV Multi-Domain SSL Certificate w/ 4 SAN
Sectigo OV Multi-Domain SSL Certificate w/ 2 SAN
Sectigo InstantSSL Premium OV Wildcard SSL Certificate
Sectigo InstantSSL OV SSL Certificate

Four steps are performed for Organization Validated Certificates

Confirm that the Domain Name A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control on the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS). is registered, and that the Registrant A Registrant is the individual or organization that holds the right to use a specific domain name. information matches the Organization name submitted during Configuration
Confirm the existence and validity of the Organization
Confirm the Address of the Organization
Verify the Certificate Admin Contact’s employment within the Organization

Confirmation of Domain Registration and Registrant / Organization name

If the Registrant and Organization information submitted during the Configuration process is not an exact match, the domain administrator will be contacted via phone or email to confirm that the Organization has exclusive control of the domain.

Authentication of the Organization

The Organization’s full legal name as it is registered with a government agency must be verified and in good standing in the location listed in the Configuration data.

No misspellings or abbreviations are permitted

If the Organization cannot be verified using standard means, government-filed business registration documents may need to be produced.

Acceptable documents include:

Articles of Incorporation
Business License
Charter Documents
Fictitious Name Statement
Registration of Trade Name

Address Authentication

The Organization address must also be confirmed via a verifiable third party resource, which includes but is not limited to:

3^rd party Telephone number database
Valid Dun and Bradstreet report
WHOIS WHOIS (pronounced as the phrase who is) is a query and response protocol that is widely used for querying databases that store the registered users of domain names, Registrant
Verbal verification through a verified phone number from one of the resources listed above
Verbal verification through a phone number listed on the website to which the certificate order is applicable.

Verification of Certificate Contact

The Certificate Admin Contact defined during the Configuration process will have their employment within the Organization verified.

It is recommended that the Certificate Contact’s email address be registered to the Organizational domain, or one of their verified Parent / Subsidiaries. A verification call with the Certificate Contact using a verified telephone number may be required.

Note: The normal processing time for Organizational Verification is 2 business days if no documents are required.

To expedite your order please ensure:

Your Organization is active and in good standing
The Domain Name is registered to the Organization submitted during the Configuration process
The Admin Contact is a permanent employee of the Organization

Once approval has been given via email as per Domain Validated Certificates , and the Organization has passed the manual validation outlined on this page, the Certificate Authority will proceed to the next step of issuing the SSL Certificate.