{"id":568,"date":"2017-03-09T10:40:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T10:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesslstore.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=568"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:38:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:38:53","slug":"operational-existence-for-ev-ssl","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.thesslstore.com\/knowledgebase\/ssl-validation\/operational-existence-for-ev-ssl\/","title":{"rendered":"Operational Existence Requirements for EV SSL"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next requirement for an Extended Validation SSL certificate is proving Operational Existence. The CA must confirm that your company has been operational for three or more years<\/strong>. If your company has not been operational for three years, it’s still possible to have your Operational Existence verified\u2014but it’s going to require a little more work on your part.<\/p>\n

Proving Operational Existence<\/h2>\n

For a well-established company that has been around for longer than three years, proving Operational Existence should be a breeze<\/strong>. In fact, much like with getting Organizational Authentication<\/a>, there’s a chance you won’t have to provide any documentation at all and the CA will be able to verify your company’s Operational Existence just by checking online.<\/p>\n

In this case the CA will check the Online Government Database \u2013 either in your local municipality, state or country \u2013 that displays your incorporation date<\/strong>. If you’re located in a place that keeps good records and you’ve been around for long enough, this requirement will be met easily.<\/p>\n

Other Ways to Prove Operational Existence<\/h2>\n

If your company resides in a place that doesn’t keep good online records, or if your company is younger than three years old, then proving Operational Existence is going to require a little more work on your part. But don’t be worried, it’s still not all that labor-intensive (or scary).<\/p>\n

There are four alternative ways to prove Operational Existence:<\/p>\n