"EV" stands for Extended Validation. Extended Validation SSL Certificates are a new type of SSL Certificate which is intended to give users more confidence in who you are (the legal entity who has applied for the ssl certificate) and that you control/own your web site. Specifically, an Extended Validation SSL Certificate assures your users that they are really viewing your web site, and not an impostor site that looks exactly like yours.

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