Thawte SSL Certificates

Browser recognition of certificate authority (closed padlock) with authorisation emails sent to the domain (domain validated). Manual authentication of the organisation applying for the certificate (organisationally validated). Manual authentication of organisation and its principal with the browser address bar going green (extended validation).

The address bar in the latest generation of web browsers including Firefox 3, Opera 8 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, will go green when presented with an Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate.

Information about the organisation and its principal are manually vetted in accordance with guidelines defined by the CA/Browser Forum.

The Certificate Authority (CA) validate the organisation's information, verify the ownership of the domain name and contact the principal of the organisation.

Certificate requests must reflect the legal registered name of the business. Some basic requirements that a business needs to conform to obtain an EV SSL certificate include (but are not limited to): Legal status as a company created by government filing / Registration number of incorporation / Place of business is in same jurisdiction (e.g. country) as place of business registration / Organization name / Business name / Full address and main phone number of place of business

An icon that can be displayed on a website to show that you use recognised SSL certificates for security to promote consumer trust.

Chained root certificate with lower bit encryption. Single root certificate with up to 256-bit encryption. Single root certficate with Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) encryption

Minimum and maximum level of encryption available, whether standard or Server Gated Cryptography (SGC)

The value of warranty provided with the SSL certificate.

Trained advisors are available for support and customer care by telephone and email.

We recommend the SSL WebServer with EV certificate to registered companies. Extended validation SSL certificates give your website visitors an easy and reliable way to establish trust online with the green address bar. We recommend the SSL Web Server certificate to registered companies who are unable to obtain an extended validation SSL certificate. Full organisation authentication gives your website visitors a reliable way to establish trust, but without the green address bar. We recommend the SSL 123 certificate to companies, organisations and individuals who are unable to obtain an extended validation or full organisation authentication SSL certificate.