OV SSL Certificates
Organization Validation (OV) SSL certificates provide an extra level of online trust by authenticating the business identity and legitimacy. An organization must prove it owns the domain name it wishes to secure and confirm that it is a legally registered business. The verification process includes a certificate authority (CA) confirming details including company name and location before issuing the certificate.
Single Domain OV
Secures 1 domain
- 24/7 Expert Service
- Unlimited Server Licenses
- 30-Day Money Back Guarantee
- Compatible with all leading web and mobile browsers
- $1,000,000 SSL Certificate Warranty
- Includes Sectigo Trust Seal
Multi-Domain OV
Includes 3 domains
+ can add up to 250 domains
- 24/7 Expert Service
- Unlimited Server Licenses
- 30-Day Money Back Guarantee
- Compatible with all leading web and mobile browsers
- $1,000,000 SSL Certificate Warranty
- Includes Sectigo Trust Seal
Wildcard OV
Secures 1 domain
+ unlimited subdomains
- 24/7 Expert Service
- Unlimited Server Licenses
- 30-Day Money Back Guarantee
- Compatible with all leading web and mobile browsers
- $1,000,000 SSL Certificate Warranty
- Includes Sectigo Trust Seal
Certificates Are Expiring Fast. Are You Ready?
The industry is cutting certificate lifespans by nearly 90%. If you're buying certificates one at a time, this changes what you have to do and how often you have to do it. What this means for you:
- You'll buy more often. Every certificate you own turns into a recurring purchase, not an annual one.
- You'll validate more often. Validation reuse drops to 10 days by 2029. You'll re-prove ownership every time.
- You'll have less room for error. One missed renewal means browser warnings, a down site, and lost sales. 81% of organizations already hit a certificate outage in the past year.
- Spreadsheets and calendar reminders won't keep up. What was a once-a-year task becomes a standing operational job.
Today you're buying a certificate that expires in 200 days. By 2029, it'll expire in 47.
That means more certificates to buy, more renewals to track, and more chances to miss one and take your site offline. Automation is how you stop managing certificates one at a time.
200 Days
~2 Renewals/Year
100 Days
~4 Renewals/Year
47 Days
~12 Renewals/Year
You don’t have to manage this manually.
Sectigo Certificate Manager finds every certificate you own, renews them automatically, and alerts you before anything expires, so your first install is your last.
Trusted leader in SSL/TLS certificates
Included with every SSL certificate:
30-day money back guarantee
Secure your site with confidence! 30-day money-back guarantee on all your purchases.
24/7 expert support
Get round-the-clock assistance from our SSL experts.
Unlimited server licenses
Enjoy seamless integration with unlimited server licenses.
Sectigo Trust Seal
Boost trust with every certificate by adding the Sectigo Trust Seal.
Validation Requirements
When Sectigo issues an Organization Validation SSL certificate, we will verify your business identity to ensure it is a legal, legitimate entity. Sectigo will issue your digital certificate after verifying your organization through a few steps including confirming your organization’s presence in the registered location, telephone numbers, and domain ownership. Once verification is complete, your digital certificate is issued.
This extra level of confirmation makes OV SSL/TLS certificates a reliable option for public-facing websites representing companies and organizations. These certificates are available in single domain, multi-domain, and wildcard options to meet a variety of organizational security needs.
To ensure a seamless process, please verify that all information registered with your state or country is accurate and up to date. This information should match the details provided during checkout and in your user dashboard. Sectigo will then confirm that your organization is legally registered and actively operating at the specified location.
Sectigo will verify that your organization is legally registered in the state or country you have provided. We will confirm that you have a legitimate physical presence within the area registered. We can typically verify this information through a government database. Should additional information be required, we will notify you.
To receive an OV certificate, you must have a registered active telephone listing that is verifiable by an online telephone directory. It is important that your listing matches the exact business name and physical address that has been provided and verified.
In this step, we will confirm that the domain you are registering the certificate for is in fact owned by your organization. While domain ownership was traditionally verified through the WHOIS database, this method is no longer accepted for domain control validation (DCV) as of June 15, 2025. Instead, domain validation must now be completed using one of the supported methods, such as DNS-based authentication, file-based HTTP(S) validation, or confirmation via a pre-approved email address associated with your domain. We strongly recommend using DNS-based validation in preparation for shorter-lifetime certificates.
The final step of the verification process is simple. We will call the telephone number associated with your organization to verify ownership and order. This brief call only requires that you or an authorized site administrator be available to answer.
Intuitive dashboard
In our customer dashboard, you'll be able to view all products you have with Sectigo, view their lifecycle status, issue or reissue, and renew expiring certificates, saving you time and fear that an expired certificate may down your site at an unexpected time.
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An OV SSL certificate will secure an organization’s domain but requires a CA to verify multiple details about the organization before issuance. Throughout the validation process an organization must prove they own the domain they are wishing to secure and that they are a legitimate business. To prove this they must verify specific details about the business including location and phone number.
Organization Validation certificates have a more in-depth verification process when compared to Domain Validation (DV) certificates. Organizations must prove they are a legitimate business and own the domain they are trying to secure whereas a DV SSL only requires proof of domain ownership. A DV certificate works for internal sites and test servers while OV certificates are a suitable option for public-facing websites that represent companies or organizations. A DV SSL can be issued in minutes but an OV SSL is typically issued within 1-3 business days. Both types provide the padlock in the address bar.
At Sectigo®, an OV SSL starts at $184 for the single domain option when you choose a six-year subscription. The cost goes up for Multi-Domain and Wildcard certificates.
Multi‑year certificates provide upfront savings and predictable pricing while helping you stay ahead of industry‑mandated certificate lifespan changes.
Due to evolving browser and CA requirements, SSL/TLS certificates are now issued with shorter validity periods (currently up to 199 days), which means certificates must be reissued more frequently within the subscription term. With a multi‑year plan, you lock in today’s lowest price and maintain uninterrupted coverage for the full subscription period—without needing to repurchase each time a certificate is reissued.
As certificate lifespans continue to shrink toward the upcoming 47‑day standard, multi‑year subscriptions offer a simpler, more cost‑effective way to manage frequent reissuance while maintaining continuous security.
Learn more about the industry’s move to 47‑day SSL certificates: https://www.sectigo.com/47-day-ssl
Why organizations rely on Sectigo
The market leader
Sectigo is the market leader in SSL/TLS certificates, DevOps, IoT, enterprise-grade public key infrastructure (PKI) management, and multi-layered web security.
Over 700,000 customers
Businesses worldwide rely on Sectigo for solutions ranging from SSL certificates to our award winning certificate management platform, Sectigo Certificate Manager.
Security at scale
Sectigo has issued over 1 billion certificates and currently secures more than 57 million active certificates, ensuring trust and security worldwide.
24/7 full service support
Offering customers 24/7 support and a money-back guarantee, Sectigo is the obvious choice for best-in-class customer service.
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