The SSL certificate allows for the transference of information securely from a web server to a browser. SSL Certificates  have 3 different types:

•  Domain validated (DV).
• Organization validated (OV).
• And extended validation (EV).

The term “Secure” and a lock icon in the upper left-hand corner of the browser bar are visual indicators of SSL certificates.Web URLs with a “s” after the “HTTP” handle also have this feature because the website has SSL certification.

Domain Validated Certificates (DV)

Once the application for the domain has in some way established that they are the owner, the DV SSL certificate is typically issued. Many other methods, including but not limited to responding to emails sent to the address that was used to register the name, can be used to demonstrate domain ownership. Distributors of this kind of certificate include Thawte and Geotrust. Another way in which a DV demonstrates ownership is responding to an e-mail sent to any of a number of administrative contacts from the domain.

Organization Validation SSL Certificates (OV)

The organization-validated SSL certificate goes one step beyond the DV form of SSL. This is a certificate that demonstrates that the individual who possesses ownership over the domain also possesses ownership over an organization. In the case of this form of SSL, it is necessary for the owner to engage in extra steps for the organization’s identity verification. SSL companies that produce this type of certification include Sectigo, Digicert, and RapidSSL.

Extended Validation Certificates (EV)

EV certificates are comparable to Organization Validation in that the domain owner must additionally provide documentation proving that they are the owner of an organization in order to use this sort of SSL.

The disadvantage of this particular SSL is that it acts as documentation for the correct business registration of your firm.

In order for the certificate authorities to offer an organization an EV, it is necessary that these individuals gain access to a few key pieces of information. The first is that the company exists in operation and in a specific location.

The certificate authorities then verify that this specific company is actually based where they claim to be after this information has been verified.

EV certificates are the most trusted and secure SSL on the market