Validating organizations
In addition to standard Domain Validation (DV) certificates, Sectigo offers Organization Validation (OV) and Extended Validation (EV) certificates. These certificates require additional validation to verify your organization’s identity.
The process of verification differs for OV and EV requests:
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OV — This requires a Sectigo validation specialist to review the organization details provided in SCM. If the organization details cannot be verified, the administrator who initiated validation will be contacted for additional information.
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EV — This requires a Sectigo validation specialist to review the organization EV details provided in SCM, and additional contact and verification between the authorized representative of your organization and the validation specialist.
Validate Organization
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Navigate to Organizations.
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Select the organization you want to validate.
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Click Validate.
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Click OK.
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Select the certificate types to be included in the validation request.
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Click Start.
Once submitted, validation requests are sent to a Sectigo validation specialist for review. If the information provided for your organization can be confirmed, validation will complete without further action. If the information cannot be confirmed, the administrator who initiated validation will be contacted for additional information.
You can check the status of your organization’s validation from the Organizations page.
Managing organization validation
Revalidate organization
| This action is irreversible. Once you initiate organization revalidation, you cannot issue OV certificates for your organization until revalidation is completed. |
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Navigate to Organizations.
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Select the organization you want to revalidate.
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Click Revalidate.
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Click OK.
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Select the certificate types to be included in the validation request.
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Click Start.
Update EV details
Extended Validation (EV) details are required for organizations that want to issue EV certificates. EV details include information about the organization’s incorporation and registration agency, contract signer, and EV approver.
EV configuration may vary depending on how your account is configured. For more information about EV certificates and completing extended validation for your organization, contact your Sectigo account manager.
If configured, you can update EV details for your organization as follows:
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Navigate to Organizations.
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Select the organization you want to edit, and click EV Details.
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Complete the Incorporation/Registration Agency fields based on the information provided in the following table.
Field Description Incorporating Agency
The agency responsible for the incorporation of the company.
Phone Number
The contact phone number for the company.
Dun and Bradstreet Number
A unique nine-digit identifier for businesses, provided by the company Dun & Bradstreet.
Company Registration Number
A unique number assigned by the incorporating agency when a company is formed.
Jurisdiction of Incorporation City or Town
The city or town where the company was incorporated.
State or Province of Incorporation
The state or province where the company was incorporated.
Country of Incorporation
The country where the company was incorporated.
Date of Incorporation
The date when the company was officially incorporated.
Business Category
The industry or sector the company operates in.
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Complete the Contract Signer fields based on the information provided in the following table.
Field Description Title
The formal title of the contract signer (for example, Mr., Mrs., Dr., and so on).
Forename
The first name of the contract signer.
Surname
The last name of the contract signer.
Email
The email address of the contract signer.
Telephone Number
The contact phone number of the contract signer.
Street
The street address where the contract signer resides or works.
Locality
The city or town where the contract signer resides or works.
State/Province
The state or province where the contract signer resides or works.
Zip/Postal Code
The postal code of the area where the contract signer resides or works.
Country
The country where the contract signer resides or works.
Relationship
The relationship of the contract signer to the organization (for example, employee, third party, and so on).
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Select an EV Approver administrator.
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Click Save.