Why Extended Validation and True 128-bit SSL?

A VeriSign SSL Certificate with Extended Validation (EV) and server-gated cryptography (SGC) is the most trusted and secure option for SSL. Maximize online sales potential and minimize the effects of phishing with the highest authentication and the strongest encryption.

Extended Validation SSL Certificates give high-security Web browsers information to clearly identify a Web site’s organizational identity. For example, if you use Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7 to go to a Web site secured with an SSL Certificate that meets the Extended Validation Standard, IE7 will cause the URL address bar to turn green and display your name and the name of your SSL provider. This gives customers the confidence that you are who you say you are and their transactions are secure. Because visitors will see the name of your SSL provider in the security status bar, it is more important than ever to choose VeriSign, the Web’s most trusted security provider.

Strong encryption (128-bit or greater) is not universal. Millions of Internet users worldwide still use browsers and operating systems that will not connect at the strongest encryption level available to them unless there is an SGC-enabled certificate on the server. VeriSign is the leading SSL provider of SGC-enabled SSL Certificates, enabling 128- or 256-bit encryption for over 99.9% of Internet users.