Organization Validation (OV) SSL
Authenticate your organization and enable trusted HTTPS encryption
Enhance your website's security with an OV SSL Certificate that validates your organization and domain ownership, protects customer data, and builds trust by showing visitors they're connected to a verified business.
- Verified Business Identity
- Domain Ownership Validation
- RSA 2048+ or ECC 256, 384 bit keys supported
- HTTPS Website Security
Secure primary single domain
Confirms your organization’s legitimacy to build customer trust and credibility.
Certificate Authority - GlobalSign
Secures 1 domain with unlimited subdomain
Ideal for enterprise applications requiring verified business identity across subdomains.
Certificate Authority - GlobalSign
Why choose an OV SSL certificate?
OV sits between DV and EV — real encryption, a verified company behind it, without the longest validation cycle.
Business identity verification
A Certificate Authority confirms your company is legally registered before your certificate is issued.
Enhanced customer trust
Certificate details display your verified organization name, reassuring visitors they're on a legitimate site.
Stronger phishing protection
Verified identity makes it harder for lookalike domains to impersonate your business convincingly.
Built for public-facing brands
A natural fit for companies whose visitors expect to know exactly who they're dealing with.
Balanced cost & assurance
More assurance than DV, faster and more affordable to obtain than EV.
OV SSL certificate pricing
No hidden setup fees. Every plan includes unlimited reissues, a site seal, and warranty protection.
Single-Domain OV
Verifies one business and one exact hostname
C$281.16/year Save C$106.50
- 1 fully-qualified domain
- 256-bit encryption
- Verified organization name
- $1,500,000 warranty
Wildcard OV
Verifies one business, unlimited subdomains
C$849.16/year Save C$336.54
- Unlimited subdomains
- 256-bit encryption
- Verified organization name
- $1,500,000 warranty
Prefer to pay once? Multi-year terms are available on every plan — 2-year and 3-year billing saves up to 30% over annual renewal.
What is an OV SSL certificate?
OV SSL certificates protect your website with HTTPS and strong TLS encryption while verifying your business identity and domain ownership. This helps protect user data and gives visitors confidence that they’re connected to a verified organization.
What it verifies
Domain control, plus your company's legal name, registration status, and physical existence.
What it protects
Everything DV protects, plus visitor confidence — anyone can inspect the certificate to see who they're really dealing with.
How it differs from DV & EV
DV skips business checks entirely; EV applies a stricter, standardized vetting process. OV sits in between.
Every OV certificate carries the organization's verified legal name in its certificate details, viewable by anyone who inspects it.
Why business verification matters
Encryption keeps data private. Verification tells visitors, partners, and vendors who they're actually trusting it with.
Reduces impersonation risk
Verified identity makes it far harder for a fraudulent site to pass itself off as your business.
Meets vendor & compliance needs
Many procurement and security reviews specifically call for organization-validated certificates.
Signals legitimacy at scale
As a company grows, verified identity becomes part of how partners and customers vet you at a glance.
Expected in B2B & finance
Industries handling money or sensitive data often treat OV as the practical baseline, not the exception.
Verification requirements
Have these ready and the review moves quickly — most delays come from missing or mismatched details.
Registered legal entity
Your business must be active and in good standing with the relevant government registry.
Listed phone number
A working number listed in a public directory or provided by the registration authority.
Verifiable address
A physical business address that matches your registration or recent utility records.
Authorized approver
Someone empowered to confirm the request on the organization's behalf.
Domain control
Access to DNS or hosting for the domain(s) being secured, same as with DV.
Organization validation process
From CSR to certificate, here's what the CA actually does with your information.
CSR & business info submitted
You generate a CSR and provide your legal business name, registration number, and address.
Registration is checked
The CA confirms your business against government or third-party registries.
Approver is contacted
A verification call or callback confirms the request was authorized by your organization.
Domain checked, cert issued
Once domain control and business identity both clear, the certificate is signed and delivered.
Certificate Authority (CA) verification
The CA doesn't just take your word for it — it cross-references independent sources before issuing anything.
Government registries
Confirms your entity is active and in good standing with the relevant state or national authority.
Third-party business databases
Cross-checks name, address, and phone against independent commercial data sources.
Direct callback verification
Places a call to a listed, independently sourced number to confirm the approver's authority.
Identity match
Legal name and registration number must match across every source checked.
Active status
Dissolved, suspended, or inactive entities won't clear verification.
Domain linkage
The domain must be under the applicant organization's control, not a third party's.
Mismatch flags
Any inconsistency pauses issuance until it's manually reviewed and resolved.
Verification timeline
Most OV certificates clear review in one to three business days. A few things speed it up — or slow it down.
Speeds it up
Registration details match public records exactly; approver answers the verification call promptly.
Slows it down
Recently registered entities, name mismatches, or unlisted phone numbers.
Order placed & CSR submitted
Business details and domain information are submitted alongside your CSR.
Registry & database checks
Automated and manual review confirms your business exists and is active.
Approver callback
The CA calls a verified number to confirm the request was authorized.
Certificate issued
Once every check clears, your OV certificate is signed and delivered by email.
HTTPS & TLS encryption
Verification aside, an OV certificate encrypts traffic exactly the way any trusted SSL/TLS certificate should.
256-bit TLS encryption
Modern cipher suites keep data unreadable to anyone intercepting the connection.
TLS handshake
Browser and server negotiate a shared session key before any data is exchanged.
Data integrity
TLS detects tampering in transit, so pages and form submissions arrive unmodified.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Your certificate is one piece of a larger trust system that lets browsers verify authenticity without a direct relationship with your business.
Public & private key pair
Your server holds a private key; the certificate publishes the matching public key.
Certificate Authority signature
The CA cryptographically signs your certificate, vouching for the identity it contains.
Browser trust store
Browsers trust the CA's root certificate, and that trust extends down to yours.
Your private key never leaves your server — it's what proves you're the legitimate holder of the certificate on every connection.
CSR & certificate chain
A Certificate Signing Request kicks off issuance; the resulting chain is what browsers actually validate.
Certificate Signing Request
Generated on your server, containing your public key and business/domain details.
Root → Intermediate → Leaf
Your certificate (leaf) chains up through an intermediate to a trusted root the browser already knows.
Chain installation
Your server presents the full chain so every browser can trace it back to a trusted root.
OV vs. DV vs. EV
All three encrypt equally well. What changes is how much identity verification stands behind the certificate.
| Feature | DV | OV | EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verifies domain control | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Verifies business identity | No | Yes | Yes, strictly |
| Typical issuance time | ~5 minutes | 1–3 business days | 3–7 business days |
| Organization name in certificate | No | Yes | Yes |
| Encryption strength | 256-bit TLS | 256-bit TLS | 256-bit TLS |
| Typical starting price | $9.99/year | $59.99/year | $149.99/year |
| Best for | Blogs, personal sites | Business &; B2B sites | Banks, large e-commerce |
Single domain vs. wildcard
Validation level and domain coverage are independent choices — pick the shape that matches your infrastructure.
Single-Domain
- Covers one exact hostname
- Simplest, lowest-cost option
- Best for one site, one host
Wildcard
- Covers unlimited subdomains
- One certificate to manage
- Best for platforms with many subdomains
Which one should you choose? One hostname, one host → single-domain. Many subdomains under one root → wildcard. Several unrelated domains for the same verified business → multi-domain.
Business use cases
OV fits any organization whose visitors benefit from being able to confirm exactly who they're dealing with.
Corporate websites
Financial institutions
Healthcare portals
B2B platforms
Government contractors
Membership & login portals
Benefits of OV SSL
Every Qpeck OV certificate ships with the same protection floor, no matter which plan you choose.
256-bit TLS encryption
The same strong encryption floor as every certificate tier, no compromise.
Organization name in certificate details
Anyone can inspect your certificate and see your verified legal business name.
Increased customer confidence
Verified identity reduces hesitation at checkout, sign-up, and login forms.
Warranty protection
Financial backing in the rare event of a mis-issuance-related loss, up to your plan's limit.
Unlimited reissues
Rotate keys or move hosts as often as needed at no extra charge.
Site seal with company info
A dynamic trust seal visitors can click to verify your business details in real time.
Why buy OV SSL from Qpeck?
Verification paperwork is the part people dread — it's also the part we help with most.
Trusted Certificate Authorities
Every certificate is issued by a globally trusted CA recognized in all major browsers and operating systems.
Verification support
We help you prepare documents and pre-check details before submission to avoid review delays.
Competitive pricing
Wholesale CA relationships mean lower prices without a cut-rate support experience.
Installation assistance
Step-by-step guides for every major server, plus hands-on help if you get stuck mid-install.
24/7 technical support
Real engineers, available around the clock, for validation issues, installs, and renewals.
Easy certificate renewal
Automatic renewal reminders and one-click reissue keep your site from ever falling back to HTTP.
Installation & renewal
Every plan includes documentation and support to get your certificate live and keep it that way.
Installation guides
Step-by-step setup for every supported platform
Reissue certificates
Rotate keys or fix a config with unlimited free reissues
Renew certificates
Extend coverage before expiry with no downtime
Supported web servers
Freely Asked Questions
Qpeck's OV SSL certificate price for a single domain starts at C$245.66/year and C$736.98/year for a wildcard certificate in CANADA . Pricing is shown in your local currency CAD based on your country, so the amount you see on the pricing page will already reflect your region's rates.
The main difference is the level of identity verification performed before the certificate is issued.
A Domain Validation (DV) SSL Certificate only verifies that you control the domain name. It's quick to issue and works well for personal websites, blogs, and small projects.
An OV SSL Certificate (Organization Validation SSL) goes beyond basic domain validation by verifying the legal existence and identity of the organization behind a website. Once issued, visitors can view the company's verified name, location, and registration details directly within the certificate — a level of transparency that builds trust with customers, especially on business, e-commerce, and corporate websites. Along with 256-bit encryption and HTTPS activation, an OV SSL Certificate signals to both users and search engines that a site is operated by a legitimate, verified business.
An Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificate requires the most comprehensive validation process. It's typically used by financial institutions, large enterprises, ecommerce brands, and organizations where customer trust is especially important.
All three certificate types provide the same level of TLS encryption. The difference lies in how much identity verification they provide.
Single domain OV secures one exact domain. Wildcard OV secures your main domain plus all its first-level subdomains under one certificate, saving cost if you run multiple subdomains.
Before issuing an OV SSL Certificate, the Certificate Authority verifies both the website and the organization requesting the certificate.
This usually includes confirming ownership or control of the domain name, verifying that the organization is legally registered and operational, checking publicly available business records, and confirming that the individual requesting the certificate is authorized to act on behalf of the organization.
These additional verification steps help ensure the certificate represents a genuine business, giving visitors greater confidence in the website they are interacting with.
OV SSL usually takes 1–3 business days since the certificate authority verifies your business registration and details, unlike DV SSL which issues within minutes.
You'll typically need business registration proof, an active phone listing, and confirmation of your company's legal name and address matching public records.
Yes. Visitors can view your verified organization name and location in the certificate details, adding a visible trust signal that DV SSL doesn't offer.
At Qpeck, we make the OV certificate process straightforward from purchase to issuance. We work with trusted Certificate Authorities, offer competitive pricing, and provide guidance throughout the organization validation process so you know exactly what to expect.
Whether you're purchasing your first OV SSL Certificate or renewing an existing one, our team is available to assist with validation, installation questions, certificate renewal, and ongoing support. With secure ordering, responsive assistance, and certificates from globally trusted CAs, you can protect your website with confidence.
Yes, once installed, your site loads over HTTPS with the padlock icon, and visitors can click it to view your verified business details.