Released on = June 12, 2007, 10:06 am

Press Release Author = Comodo Group

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = CA/B Forum Ratifies Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificate
Guidelines to Provide Improved Online Authentication to More Businesses For Safer
Online Transactions
Comodo instrumental in enabling all verifiable businesses - including sole
proprietorships - to better authenticate their identities for improved customer
trust and profitability

Press Release Body = Jersey City, NJ (June 12, 2007) - Comodo, a global
Certification Authority and leading provider of Identity and Trust Assurance
Management solutions, is pleased to announce that it will immediately begin offering
EV SSL certificates to sole proprietorships in light of the recent ratification of
the EV SSL Guidelines by the CA/Browser Forum. This first ratification, two years in
the making, is a milestone in the accessibility of authentication solutions for a
wider range of businesses.

EV, until now, was not available to sole proprietorships and non-corporations, as
the validation process only extended to corporations registered with government
agencies. This put the sole proprietors at a disadvantage, as they did not have the
budgets to create consumer trust through extensive brand building programs involving
advertising or running \"brick and mortar\" retail outlets. Comodo, initiator of the
CA/Brower Forum, was one of the key advocates for the extension of EV to sole
proprietors, recognizing the greater level of trust they would get from EV
certificates.
Background information on EV

EV SSL builds on the trust that the marketplace has in traditional SSL protection by
adding an additional layer which enables the address bar in the browser to turn
green, delivering visual authentication of a site\'s identity. Site visitors are
increasingly demanding this level of identity authentication and are apt to abandon
sites that do not provide it. Since EV protects users from doing business with sites
that are not authentic, these EV-protected sites can be more trusted offering
greater potential conversions rates, revenue and lifetime customer value.

\"We are proud to be associated with these new standards for EV,\" said Melih
Abdulhayoglu, President and CEO of Comodo. \"As founder of the CA/B Forum, it was
imperative for us to make EV available to non-corporations as well. Now smaller
companies can utilize this greater level of authentication to become more
competitive\".

Because of the stringent EV validation process, verifiable businesses will be able
to obtain EV, while fraudsters will find it more difficult. Only a Certification
Authority can issue EV SSL certificate, and before doing so, must:

* Verify the legal, physical and operational existence of the entity
* Verify that the identity of the entity matches official records
* Verify that the entity has the exclusive right to use the domain specified in
the EV certificate, and
* Verify that the entity has properly authorized the issuance of the EV certificate

The standards also include rigorous auditing criteria which Certification
Authorities must meet to ensure their compliance and be allowed to issue EV
certificates.

For more information, visit www.instantssl.com.
About Comodo

Comodo, through its group of Internet security companies, is a leading Certification
Authority and global provider of Identity and Trust Assurance services on the
Internet. Comodo secures and authenticates online transactions and communications
for over 2,000,000 businesses and consumers.

With a global presence Comodo offers businesses and consumers third-generation
solutions for intelligent security and authentication technologies that create trust
online. Comodo\'s technological expertise includes PKI digital certification, Code
signing certification, integrated authentication infrastructure services, Web
Content authentication, Secure messaging solutions, PCI compliancy scanning, SSL
digital certificates including our flagship InstantSSL brand, HackerGuardian,
Banking solutions including Two Factor Authentication, and digital e-commerce
services.

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

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