Organization validation certificates for businesses that need stronger trust signals. OV SSL certificates verify your organization and help reinforce credibility when visitors share account details, credentials, or other sensitive information. Choose the level of validation, management, and brand protection that best fits your business.
Business-level validation
Complete business-level validation, reinforcing customer confidence in your online presence while securing customer data.
Priority validation & tools
Business-level validation with priority validation, management tools and faster issuance.
Enhanced brand protection
Business-level validation, priority validation, and enhanced security for domain and brand protection.
Every SSL certificate encrypts traffic, but an Organization Validation certificate also confirms the business behind the website. Before it is issued, the certificate authority verifies your organization’s name and details, which are then written into the certificate for anyone to check.
Business-level validation that builds confidence wherever visitors share sensitive information.
The certificate authority confirms your business before issuing, and your organization name appears in the certificate details.
Strong encryption keeps account details, credentials and form submissions private between your visitors and your site.
Show visitors that a real, registered business stands behind your website before they sign in or check out.
Secure Site Pro - OV adds enhanced security for domain and brand protection, helping guard against look-alike sites.
These options are designed for businesses that need stronger identity assurance than domain validation alone.
Compare the organization validation certificates we offer from each of our certificate brands.
We’ll guide you through validation
Use organization validation when business identity and customer confidence matter for sign-ins, form submissions, and sensitive transactions. Our team helps you through the verification checks and installs the certificate once it is issued. Need the highest level of trust? See our EV certificates.
An Organization Validation (OV) certificate encrypts traffic between your site and its visitors, like every SSL certificate, and also confirms that a real, registered organization operates the website. Your verified organization name is written into the certificate.
Domain Validation (DV) only proves control of the domain. OV adds a check of your business. Extended Validation (EV) goes further still, with the most thorough vetting and high financial warranties; see our EV certificates.
Basic - OV covers complete business-level validation. Secure Site - OV adds priority validation, management tools and faster issuance. Secure Site Pro - OV adds enhanced security for domain and brand protection.
The certificate authority confirms your organization’s registered name, address and contact details. Having your business registration documents ready speeds things up.
Step-by-step guides are in our documentation, or our team can install it for you.
Yes. Contact us and we’ll recommend the right certificate for your business.