Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer (EVSSL) is the latest weapon in the fight against online fraud. Interestingly, HSBC is to be one of the first major corporations to adopt EVSSL.
EVSSL is a development of the existing SSL certificate system, whereby web browsers display a padlock symbol to indicate when a site has presented a valid security certificate. The only problem with SSL certificates is that users don’t know to check the credentials of the authority who issued the certificate in the first place.
When a site presents an EVSSL certificate, the address bar in Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 3 will turn green. An information field will also appear which shows both the name of the organisation to whom the certificate was issued and the name of the certifying authority.
