Can you purchase an EV SSL Certificate without providing identification documents?

Question

Can you purchase an EV SSL Certificate without providing identification documents?
If so, with what company?

Thanks

Answer 1

1. No, you can't (at least not from an accredited company). EV stands for extended validation. Verification of identity is one of the requirements for extended validation.



2. The companies issuing EV SSL certificates must pass an audit before they are allowed to do so. Some well known companies are www.VeriSign.com, www.Entrust.net and www.DigiCert.com/ev-ssl



See the EV SSL Certificate FAQ for more info on EV SSL issuing criteria: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Validation_Certificate

Answer 2

Sorry, but your certificate authority will not issue your EV SSL certificate if you will not provide identification documents.



To issue EV SSL certificate company need to provide all legal details asked by the certificate authority.



Here's the check list which a certificate authority may ask to issue EV SSL certificate - http://goo.gl/9vE7Vd.

Answer 3

No, it is not possible at all. A certificate authority will check on an organisation's background existence. So a company needs to be legitimately registered with the local business registrar.