OV Code Signing Certificates

Organisation Authentication

The certified authority (CA) makes an effort to verify the legitimacy of your organization and check whether the legal entity is active in its registered location. If your records are clear and up to date, you will have no problem. Your registration information must be accurate in terms of trade name. Or else your official website in your municipality, state, or country displaying your business entity registration status can also be verified by the CA. If both do not work there are other methods like submitting official registration docs, dun, and Bradstreet and legal option letter.

Presence of Locality

After verifying your legal entity, the CA will need to ensure that the legal entity has a physical presence. You do not need to submit the actual street address, etc. All you need is just the locality of the address. They can also verify the information by checking at the Online Government Database and will match up against the details you have provided at the outset of the process. 

Telephone Verification

A very straightforward method wherein you must ensure to have an active, listed telephone number that is associated with your organization. To ensure the process goes smoothly, CA makes sure that you have an active number listed. The listing in the telephone directory must be the same as the information you have submitted.

Final Verification Call

The final requirement is perhaps the simplest and the most crucial. The CA will call you or the specified applicant in order to confirm the order details. To finalize the OV and issue your certificate, CA will require to speak with you or with the specified applicant using your organization’s verified telephone number. All you need is just to be available and the call will last for not more than five minutes. 

The other optional methods are Extension or IVR wherein if your phone system has extensions or uses Interactive Voice Response, the CA will work through the system get connected with you. Another option is Transfer or Alternative number wherein instead of having an extension or IVR, CA can also have the operator transfer them or provide them with your direct number. 

Issuing Certificate

When you answer their questions without any hesitation and with absolute clarity, you are sure to fulfill all their final requirements.

And finally, all that remains is the CA issuing your OV Code Signing Certificate. Once approved, the private key is issue to the applicant. He can further store it on his system just like the key of any SSL certificate is preserved.