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Security Fundamentals & Crypto · Intermediate

Organization Validation Certificate (OV)

Certificate issued after the CA verifies domain control and the legal existence of the requesting organization.

Definition

OV certificates include the verified organization name in the subject. Validation involves checking business registration records. They are common for corporate sites and internal services that want visible organizational identity in certificate details.

Example

An OV certificate for portal.example.com lists O=Example Corp, L=Denver, C=US.

Exam tip

OV sits between DV and EV in validation rigor.

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