Validating organizations
In addition to standard Domain Validation (DV) SSL certificates, Sectigo offers Organization Validation (OV) SSL and S/MIME certificates, and Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates. These certificates require additional validation to verify your organization’s identity.
The process of verification differs slightly 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.
Add an organization validation
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Navigate to Organizations.
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Select the organization for which you want to add a validation.
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Click Add Validation.
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Complete the Add Validation dialog based on the information provided in the following table.
Field Description CA Backend
The CA backend that will validate the organization and will issue certificates of this validation type for the organization.
Validation Level
The type of certificate that the validated organization can issue.
In this case, select OV SSL.
Validation Set
The organization name that will be used for validation.
The options are:
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Primary — The organization name that was specified when the organization was created in SCM.
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Secondary — The optional secondary organization name specified when the organization was created in SCM.
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Click Next.
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Complete the Validation Details dialog based on the information provided in the following table.
Field Description Legal Name
The legal name of the organization.
DBA Name
A non-legal alternative name that the organization is Doing Business As (DBA).
Address 1, 2, 3
The street address of the organization.
City
The city in which the organization resides.
State/Province
The state or province in which the organization resides.
Postal Code
The postal code at which the organization resides.
Country
The country in which the organization resides.
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Click Submit.
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Navigate to Organizations.
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Select the organization for which you want to add a validation.
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Click Add Validation.
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Complete the Add Validation dialog based on the information provided in the following table.
Field Description CA Backend
The CA backend that will validate the organization and will issue certificates of this validation type for the organization.
Validation Level
The type of certificate that the validated organization can issue.
In this case, select OV S/MIME.
Validation Set
The organization name that will be used for validation.
The options are:
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Primary — The organization name that was specified when the organization was created in SCM.
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Secondary — The optional secondary organization name specified when the organization was created in SCM.
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Click Next.
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Complete the Validation Details dialog based on the information provided in the following table.
Field Description Legal Name
The legal name of the organization.
DBA Name
A non-legal alternative name that the organization is Doing Business As (DBA).
Organization Identifier
The legal person identification based on one of the following identity type references: National Value Added Tax (VAT), National Trade Register (NTR), Global Legal Entity (LEI), International Organization (INT), Government Entity (GOV). Completing this field may assist the validation process.
Address 1, 2, 3
The street address of the organization.
City
The city in which the organization resides.
State/Province
The state or province in which the organization resides.
Postal Code
The postal code at which the organization resides.
Country
The country in which the organization resides.
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Click Submit.
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 for which you want to add a validation.
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Click Add Validation.
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Complete the Add Validation dialog based on the information provided in the following table.
Field Description CA Backend
The CA backend that will validate the organization and will issue certificates of this validation type for the organization.
Validation Level
The type of certificate that the validated organization can issue.
In this case, select EV SSL.
Validation Set
The organization name that will be used for validation.
The options are:
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Primary — The organization name that was specified when the organization was created in SCM.
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Secondary — The optional secondary organization name specified when the organization was created in SCM.
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Click Next.
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Complete the Validation Details dialog based on the information provided in the following table.
Field Description Legal Name
The legal name of the organization.
DBA Name
A non-legal alternative name that the organization is Doing Business As (DBA).
Address 1, 2, 3
The street address of the organization.
City
The city in which the organization resides.
State/Province
The state or province in which the organization resides.
Postal Code
The postal code at which the organization resides.
Country
The country in which the organization resides.
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.
Forename
The first name of the contract signer.
Surname
The last name of the contract signer.
Email
The email address of the contract signer.
Phone Number
The contact phone number of the contract signer.
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Click Submit.
Once submitted, validation requests are sent to a Sectigo validation specialist for review. 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 validations
Renew an organization validation
| This action is irreversible. Once you initiate organization revalidation, you cannot issue certificates of that validation type for your organization until revalidation is completed. |
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Navigate to Organizations.
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Select the organization with the validation you want to renew.
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Locate the validation you want to renew, and click Revalidate.
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Click OK.
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(Optional) If required, update the validation details.
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Click Submit.
Remove an organization validation
| This action is irreversible. Once you remove an organization validation, you cannot issue certificates of that validation type for your organization until your organization is validated again. |
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Navigate to Organizations.
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Select the organization with the validation you want to remove.
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Locate the validation you want to remove, and click the Reset and Remove icon.
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Click OK to confirm the removal.
Once removed, the validation is cleared on the CA backend and removed from the organization.