The Trustico® OV Single Site SSL Certificate secures a single domain and adds a verified organization identity through Organization Validation (OV). Alongside strong encryption, it confirms that a real, legitimate organization stands behind the website.
It is a strong fit for companies, professional practices, and organizations that handle sensitive information and want a checked business identity recorded in their SSL Certificate. Securing www.example.com also covers the root domain example.com at no additional cost.
This SSL Certificate performs server authentication and can secure a service on any port. Common uses include websites, webmail, e-mail servers running Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), Virtual Private Network (VPN) servers, remote desktop, and network appliances or routers.
More broadly, it works with any other server, software, or device that accepts an SSL Certificate to secure a connection from one point to another. For information about Client Authentication 🔗 please read about global regulated changes prior to purchase.
The sections below explain how the Trustico® OV Single Site SSL Certificate is validated, what it includes, and how to put it in place.
Organization Validation
Organization Validation (OV) confirms your organization's legal existence, its address, and control of the domain. The details are checked against official registries and independent sources, with automated checks used wherever possible to speed things along.
Some steps need you to respond, acknowledge, and complete a required action so the validation can be satisfied. Once every requirement has been provided and the Certificate Authority (CA) has processed it, the SSL Certificate is issued within minutes.
If your organization has already been pre-validated, the process is streamlined and the SSL Certificate can be issued straight away. Organizations that expect to order can choose to complete validation in advance; otherwise validation proceeds as normal once your order is submitted. Understand the Validation Procedure 🔗
Verified Organization Identity
With Domain Validation, an SSL Certificate confirms only control of the domain. Organization Validation goes further and records your checked company details inside the SSL Certificate, where they can be viewed by inspecting the SSL Certificate.
This gives visitors, partners, and auditors a way to confirm that a verified organization is behind the site, which matters most where sensitive data or payments are handled. Learn About Organization Validation 🔗
USD $1,000,000 Warranty
Every Trustico® OV SSL Certificate carries a USD $1,000,000 Relying Party Warranty. It provides financial cover in the unlikely event that the Certificate Authority (CA) issues the SSL Certificate in error.
You can reissue the SSL Certificate as often as you need at no charge, for example after changing your Private Key or moving servers. Review Warranty Details 🔗
Encryption and Protocols
The SSL Certificate uses a 2048-bit RSA key with 256-bit symmetric encryption, over the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 and 1.3 protocols, with SHA-256 hashing. Visitors see the padlock and connect over HTTPS.
It also supports the encryption requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Compare Encryption Algorithms 🔗
Trustico® Site Seal
Every order includes a complimentary Trustico® site seal that you can display on your website to reassure visitors. It sits well on payment, sign-up, and contact pages, where confidence matters most.
The seal is added with a short piece of HTML. Explore the Trustico® Site Seal 🔗
Browser Compatibility
The SSL Certificate is trusted by around 99.9% of web browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Mobile devices on iOS and Android trust it without any additional configuration.
This wide recognition means visitors reach your secure site without warnings. Understand Browser Compatibility 🔗
Where a Verified Identity Helps
A verified organization identity is valued in regulated and business-to-business settings, where customers, partners, and auditors want confidence that a real, checked organization is behind a website. It supports due diligence, without replacing any specific compliance obligation you may have.
Financial, healthcare, professional, and industrial organizations often prefer this level of assurance for customer portals, account areas, and payment pages. It pairs verified identity with the same strong encryption as a Domain Validation SSL Certificate.
Root Domain Included Free
When you secure www.example.com, the root domain example.com is added automatically at no cost as a secured Subject Alternative Name (SAN). Entering the www version of your domain is recommended, so the root is reliably covered.
Most root domains entered on their own include the www version free in the same way. Any free additional name is subject to the same validation as the primary domain, and if it cannot be validated it may be left off the SSL Certificate.
Where several separate names must be secured with certainty, such as the www and root together or another mix, a Multi Domain product is the better fit. Each name is listed in full and the SSL Certificate is issued only once all are validated. Explore Multi Domain Options 🔗
Installation
Installation begins with a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) that includes your organization details. After validation, you deploy the issued SSL Certificate with the supplied intermediate chain files. Platform guides cover Apache, Nginx, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), and other common web servers and control panels.
If you would rather leave it to someone else, the Premium Installation service can carry out the work for you. Access Installation Guides 🔗
Support and Resources
A large library of free guides, frequently asked questions, and online tools on the Trustico® website covers ordering, validation, and installation, so most questions can be answered on your own.
When you need a hand with placing an order or completing organization validation, the Trustico® team can help through the published contact methods. Browse the Trustico® Support Resources 🔗
Refund Policy and Price Promise
Each order is a license that unlocks once the Certificate Authority (CA) completes validation. If validation cannot be finished beforehand, the value of the order is held as Trustico® Prepaid Credit for use on another SSL Certificate, domain, or product.
After the SSL Certificate has been validated and issued, the license is active and refunds no longer apply. Anything outside this pre-validation protection is handled at the discretion of Trustico® through the refund request form. Review the No Risk Refund Policy 🔗
A price match against advertised prices from other providers is available before and after your order, so you are not left paying more than you should. Learn About The Trustico® Price Promise 🔗
Your SSL Certificate License
Your purchase is an SSL Certificate license for the term you choose, such as one or two years. A multiple year license fixes the current pricing for the whole term.
Because an individual SSL Certificate has a maximum validity set by industry rules, currently 200 days and subject to change, a longer license is kept current by reissuing the SSL Certificate during the term rather than issuing a single SSL Certificate for the full period.
Reissues are free and unlimited across the license, and each gives the largest validity left on the term, so a reissue late in the license runs only to its end. When your organization details are unchanged, the existing validation can often be carried over. Manage your reissues in the Trustico® Tracking System 🔗
A reissue is not the same as buying a new license. A reissue replaces the SSL Certificate within the license you hold, while a new license is a separate paid order, best placed about two weeks before the term ends to allow time to validate and install.
A notice is sent before the license period ends, though tracking the SSL Certificates installed on your own servers stays with you. You can read expiry dates from the server, use a monitoring service, or download calendar files for the license and SSL Certificate dates from the tracking system.
Suitable Uses
The Trustico® OV Single Site SSL Certificate suits established companies, professional practices, and organizations that want a checked business identity on a customer-facing website. It is well matched to account areas, order tracking, and payment pages where a verified organization adds reassurance.
Financial, healthcare, engineering, and business-to-business organizations often choose this level for its verified identity and higher warranty. A site that needs the most rigorous identity checks should consider Extended Validation.
Higher and Lower Validation Options
Extended Validation applies the most thorough identity checks available, for organizations that want the highest level of assurance. Compare Extended Validation 🔗
Where a verified organization identity is not needed, Domain Validation secures a domain quickly with no organization checks. Compare Domain Validation 🔗
