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2 Have you considered ways to increase the reliability of your business on the Internet and stand out from the crowd? 72% 91% of Internet users have at least once left a website that seemed unsafe. of them claimed they would not have left the site if it had had a trusted certificate. TNS Research 1. What is a secure SSL connection? A secure SSL connection is a protocol that enables the creation of an encrypted secure channel between the user s browser and a displayed website, so that no one is able to tamper with personal and financial information being sent. 2

3 2. A secure connection does not mean that the website is trustworthy. An encrypted connection does not mean that the website provider is trustworthy. When opening a website we do not know who it really belongs to. SSL certificates issued by trusted issuers are used in order to verify the website owner s identity. This website s security certificate is not trusted! Do not proceed especially if you see this warning for the first time on this website. 3. Who is a trusted SSL certificate issuer? A trusted issuer, such as CERTUM PPC, issues SSL certificates acknowledged as trusted worldwide in the most popular Internet browsers and operating systems. Their aim is to verify and confirm the identity of a person or an organization applying for a trustworthy SSL certificate. In the event that a trusted issuer finds out that identity information provided by a person or organization applying for a certificate is not true, the certificate is revoked. Then, the revoked SSL certificate receives the unsafe in the Web status. 3

4 Certificates issued by CERTUM PPC are displayed as safe in all of the leading browsers and platforms. 4. How to identify a website secured with an SSL certificate Using SSL Certum certificates allows quick verification of website security. This verification can be noticed at first glance with elements present in a web browser: prefix before URL, a padlock icon in the web browser window: Mozilla Firefox (a padlock icon appears after clicking the information on the certificate in the WWW field) Google Chrome Microsoft Internet Explorer 4

5 5. Validation types of SSL certificates What s a validation and what s its goal? The activity performed by Certification Authorities aims at confirmation, in a manner which is documented and compliant with assumptions, that an applicant applying for an SSL certificate is the owner of a domain/ip, as well as a business whose data will appear in the certificate. Under the PN-EN ISO 9000:2001 standard validation is a confirmation through providing objective evidence that specific usage requirements have been met. There are three types of SSL certificate validation: 1 Domain Validation Certificate (DV Certificate) primary security level displaying an Authentication Authority-verified domain or IP address, which a certificate has been issued for. The applicant s confirmation of ownership title to the domain or IP address precedes the issue of the certificate. 2 Organization 3 Extended Validation Certificate (OV Certificate) provides a high security level, displays verified business or organization data, along with a domain which the certificate has been issued for. Certification issue is preceded with a thorough verification of the applicant s data, as well as their title to the domain and IP address. Validation Certificate (EV Certificate) the highest security level, where the applicant s identity is verified in several stages: Stage I (online verification) a favourable verification of domain access rights is required from the applicant Stage II (document verification) an applicant is required to provide documents (corporate and identity documents) Stage III (submitting an application and a contract) EV SSL certificate issue requires submitting an application and entering into a contract with the Certification Authority. 5

6 An example of a website secured with a CERTUM SSL certificate (DV or OV) - means that the protocol ensures safe connection In popular browsers a padlock icon symbolizes active SSL connection An example of a website secured with an SSL certificate (EV) Address bar will change from white to green, informing users that the web page uses the Extended Validation SSL certificate. The displayed padlock icon means that the connection between the browser and the server is secured. A damaged padlock icon or lack of it means that the SSL certificate is not used. The standard HTTP protocol is changed for an HTTPS one, which automatically informs the browser that the connection between the server and the browser is secured with the use of the SSL certificate. Identified by the Certum Trusted N A green safety bar alternately displays the name of your Company/ organisation and the name of the Certification Authority issuing your EV SSL certificate. The Extended Validation SSL certificate is the only one allowing for display of your company name in the address bar of your browser. 6

7 6. The benefits of the SSL certificate are the following: protecting your brand image on the Internet, gaining your clients full trust, increasing the number of online transactions, ensuring security of transmitted data, authenticating your identity on the Internet, protecting against fraudsters, Prestigious CERTUM SSL seal, Financial guarantee, 24h technical support (+48) Why is CERTUM SSL worth choosing? CERTUM security CERTUM Certification Authority, being a part of Unizeto Technologies S.A. guarantees the highest level of all offered certificates. We are an Internet security leader in Poland. CERTUM is the largest Certification Authority in Poland, operating for the longest period of time. We serve clients from over 50 countries. As the only ones in Poland, we are among the major worldwide- trusted Certification Authorities (CA) and Adobe Approved Trusted List (AATL) providers. We employ state-ofthe-art technologies. We build reliability all over Europe. Our WebNotarius service is employed, among others, by Norway, which verifies in the cloud e-signatures and certificates from other countries, especially from the European Union. WebTrust SM/TM Our products guarantee our clients the highest level of security CERTUM has WebTrustSM/TM seals for all its services related to e-signatures: WebTrust SM/TM seal for qualified services and certificates, WebTrust SM/TM seal for ordinary (non-qualified) services and certificates, WebTrust SM/TM Extended Validation seal for EV SSL certificates. For qualified certificates For EV SSL certificates For non-qualified certificates The WebTrustSM/TM seal, recognized worldwide, is awarded to trustworthy certification authorities which have passed a rigorous audit control. Therefore, users can be sure that the highest standards of Internet security, confidentiality of data processed, as well as safety of communication and e-commerce operations are met. 7

8 About Unizeto Technologies Unizeto Technologies S.A. is the owner of the CERTUM brand. We have been operating in the IT sector since The Unizeto offer products, services and solutions dedicated for the public administration, social insurance, healthcare, business and private sectors. Main segments of business activity oscillate between: Electronic signature, (leader in the market of certification services and solutions related to the electronic signature and PKI), Database Centre (gathering, archiving and processing confidential data and documents provided by clients) and Mass Correspondence Centre, aimed at improving, streamlining and reducing the costs related to corporate correspondence, both in paper and electronic forms. Our company also includes the Software Factory, designing Web&Mobile applications. SZCZECIN KOSZALIN Office in Warsaw ul. Krzywickiego Warszawa phone fax Unizeto Technologies SA ul. Królowej Korony Polskiej Szczecin phone fax Service Center ul. Bajeczna Szczecin WARSZAWA LUBLIN KATOWICE Registration points Partner Points Office in Lublin ul. Kowalska Lublin phone fax lublin@unizeto.eu Office in Katowice ul. Modelarska Katowice phone fax katowice@unizeto.eu Office in Koszalin ul. Morska Koszalin phone fax koszalin@unizeto.eu 8

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