Released on: June 25, 2008, 8:21 am

Press Release Author: Comodo Group

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: The launch of Firefox 3.0 with a record 8 million downloads
on its release day further accelerates the wide scale acceptance of EV SSL
certificates

Press Release Body: Jersey City, NJ (June 25, 2008) - After more than 34 months of
development, the Mozilla Developer Center recently released its newest edition of
Firefox, version 3. This marks an important milestone in the widespread adoption of
Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates as part of new browser security measures
designed to protect 175 million Mozilla users from phishing sites. Comodo EV SSL
Certificates and EV SSL Certificates from other Certification Authorities protect
Internet visitors during online transactions because the green address bar shows
users that the site has been validated and is not fraudulent.

Firefox currently has approximately 36 percent of the browser market, and with the
latest release, the Mozilla Foundation announced that the enhancements to Firefox
are largely related to improving security in online activities including:

* One-click site info: New visual indicators in the location bar displays site
owner and checks if connection is protected from eavesdropping. Sites using
Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates, will display the verifying green URL
and show the name of the company.
* New SSL error pages: clearer and stricter error pages are used when Firefox
encounters an invalid SSL certificate.
* Better downloading including a progress indicator in the status bar and
anti-virus checks.
* Malware Protection: malware protection warns users when they arrive at sites
which are known to install viruses, spyware, trojans or other malware
* New Web Forgery Protection page: the content of pages suspected as web
forgeries is no longer shown.
* Add-ons and Plugin version check: Firefox now automatically checks add-on and
plugin versions and will disable older, insecure versions.
* Secure add-on updates: to improve add-on update security, add-ons that provide
updates in an insecure manner will be disabled.
* Anti-virus integration: Firefox will inform anti-virus software when
downloading executables.
* Effective top-level domain (eTLD) service better restricts cookies and other
restricted content to a single domain.
* Better protection against cross-site JSON data leaks.

Why EV SSL Certificates is Important for Creating Trust Online

High profile incidents of fraud and phishing scams have made Internet users wary of
conducting online transactions. The introduction of EV SSL Certificates to the
market, led by Comodo\'s CEO Melih Abdulhayoglu by founding the C/AB Forum
(Certification Authority and Browsers), provides a new type of identity verification
through the green visual indicator in the address bar. This provides site visitors
with information that confirms the eMerchant\'s verified identity through a rigorous
and standardized authentication process.
Comodo EV SSL Certificates - more technology, more savings, more trust.

Comodo has introduced proprietary technology to make EV SSL Certificates easier to
purchase and deploy. Some advantages of Comodo EV SSL Certificates include:

* More sophisticated deployment technology:
o Comodo\'s patent-pending EV AUTO-EnhancerT - Automatic Deployment and
Maintenance Technology:
This technology allows online businesses to quickly, efficiently and
with little manual intervention deploy EV SSL on all pages by
automatically installing Comodo\'s new EV root certificate into the
trusted root store of the user\'s browser whenever an https session is
initiated. Comodo\'s EV AUTO-EnhancerT technology works without any
webpage modifications and works even when JavaScript is disabled in
users\' browsers.
o Comodo Auto CSR Requestor:
Comodo provides a new tool to automatically create a public/private key
pair on a local machine and then use this key pair to generate the CSR
and automatically submit it to Comodo over a secure SSL connection to
create your certificate for IIS 6.0 and Apache.
* Advanced authentication infrastructure ensures efficient management of
stringent business verification processes to ensure timely issuance of EV SSL
certificates to verified sites.
* Cost savings of over 70% on a single or multi year terms representing
thousands of dollars saved per certificate.

\"Mitigating trust threats continue to be a top priority for Comodo because the
Internet is still evolving.\" said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security
Architect of Comodo. \"Comodo is taking an active role in establishing the standards
needed to protect people while they shop and interact online by driving a new level
of accountability into all online transactions. EV SSL Certificates is a large part
of that strategy and now that Firefox is able to detect EV SSL Certificates, more
online visitors will be protected than ever before.\"

For more information about EV SSL certificates, please visit www.instantssl.com
About Comodo

The Comodo companies provide the infrastructure that is essential in enabling
e-merchants, other Internet-connected companies, software companies, and individual
consumers to interact and conduct business via the Internet safely and securely. The
Comodo companies offer PKI SSL, Code Signing, Content Verification and E-Mail
Certificates; award winning PC security software; vulnerability scanning services
for PCI Compliance; secure e-mail and fax services.

Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI, and a commitment to reversing the
growth of Internet-crime distinguish the Comodo companies as vital players in the
Internet\'s ongoing development. Comodo secures and authenticates online transactions
and communications for over 200,000 business customers and 3,000,000 users of our
desktop security products.

For additional information on Comodo - Creating Trust OnlineT visit
http://www.comodo.com

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