Comments on: Who Actually Sees the Green Bar for EV SSL Certificates?

By: Robert Mangiafico

Robert Mangiafico — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 03:34:12 +0000

Thanks Michael for the updated link / data. Very good info!

By: Michael Buckbee

Michael Buckbee — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:30:12 +0000

There’s an updated list with screenshots of how the different browsers show EV vs Standard certs at https://www.expeditedssl.com/pages/visual-security-browser-ssl-icons-and-design.html

By: Paul Gailey

Paul Gailey — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:12:06 +0000

why is the smartscreen filter not ticked by default for XP users with IE8?

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Two views on SSL market share — The Security Bloggers Network — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:41:34 +0000

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By: Rob Mangiafico

Rob Mangiafico — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:49:22 +0000

Thanks for the feedback Joseph! Hopefully as consumers become more educated and EV becomes more widely adopted, people will find the green bar to be synonymous with the padlock. But as you mentioned, there are a number of other ways people can verify a site/page is secure.

By: Joseph A'Deo

Joseph A'Deo — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:34:42 +0000

I also work for VeriSign and find it strange that not all banks and other financial sites have jumped on this — I believe it’s actually mandatory for some federal urls, such as any online tax filer.

Anyhow, a note on EV SSL certs — if you can’t see the green url bar but are pretty sure a site has it you can always check the padlock, or see if the site has a VeriSign Secured Seal (a little logo advertisement of our ssl certs). A newer trust mark we have out is the VeriSign Trust Seal, an authentication product (with daily malware scanning) for sites that don’t NEED ssl for whatever reason (ie, they use a paypal shopping cart). Just another way of knowing that a particular site is safe to browse. The green url bar is a great indicator, but it’s not the end all be all, of course.

By: Allen Kelly

Allen Kelly — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:31:40 +0000

Another great article on EV SSL, Rob!

By: Rob Mangiafico

Rob Mangiafico — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:51:25 +0000

I agree Mike. It seems like a “no brainer” for any organization handling sensitive data to add an additional layer of security that is easily visible to the end user. It’s a simple way to cut down on phishing and fraud where the phisher’s goal is to trick the end user as to which site they are actually on.

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By: Mike Masin

Mike Masin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:40:55 +0000

Thanks Rob, that will help diagnose “where’s the greenbar” problems. For the record, I look for an EV cert and I’m dismayed that some financial institutions don’t have one for online transactions.