thawte ’s SSL WebServer Certificate with EV offers corporations and government entities the highest industry standard for identity authentication as well as 256-, 128-, 56- or 40-bit encryption. The level of encryption delivered depends on your client’s browser capability and the cipher suite installed on your web server. End users with the latest high-security web browsers will see a highly visible green address bar verifying the authenticity of your web site if you secure your web site with an Extended Validation SSL Certificate. This is the only level of authentication that enables Internet Explorer 7 to display the trusted green address bar and a scrolling security status bar identifying both the name of the web site and the Certificate Authority for the web site.

Extended Validation SSL gives Web site visitors an easy and reliable way to extend their trust online. In Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7 (and upcoming releases of Firefox and Opera), the address bar turns green and displays the name of the Extended Validation certificate owner. The security status bar shows that the transaction is encrypted and the organization has been authenticated according to the most rigorous industry standard. All SSL Webserver with EV SSL Certificates come with EV Upgrader™ the first ever technology that automatically enables all visiting Windows™ XP clients to experience these interface enhancements with your site. Without EV Upgrader, only Windows Vista clients are sure to see the green address bar.