Comodo launched new SSL certificate called Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates. Emergence of EV SSL certificates was the result of Internet industry’s acknowledgment that there was a need to provide consumers with better identity assurance when they shop online.
EV SSL certificates info booth:
” EV SSL certificates are about to emerge under new validation guidelines to strengthen identity verification processes and issuance policies.
” Starting in 2007, updated releases of web browsers, starting with Microsoft IE7, will give consumers the ability to instantly tell if a website has an EV SSL certificate because most major browsers are expected to provide consumers with a consistent green color address bar if the browser detects an EV SSL certificate.
” Microsoft IE7 will be the first browser to be “EV Enabled” beginning very early 2007.