Comodo SSL

Comodo Group, Inc.
Private
Industry Computer security, internet security
Founded United Kingdom (1998 (1998))
Headquarters Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Key people
 Melih Abdulhayoğlu (President and CEO)
Products SSL
Number of employees
 1,100+
Slogan Creating Trust Online
Website www.instantssl.com

History

Comodo SSL is a line of internet security certificates of the Comodo Group's certificate authority (CA). An SSL certificate is required to use the Secured Socket Layer protocol, which creates a secure and encrypted connection on the Internet. Comodo's certificate profile includes Organization Validation (OV) certificates, Domain Validation (DV) certificates, Extended Validation Certificate (EV SSL) certificates,[1] Multi-Domain certificates, Unified Communications certificates, email certificates and code signing certificates. Comodo CA undergoes an annual WebTrust audit by Ernst & Young.[2]

Role in Creating the EV SSL Certificate

Comodo is credited with originating the Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate.[3]EV SSL Certificates are issued only after criteria are met that require extensive verification of the requesting entity's identity by the certificate authority (CA).[4]

In 2005 Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO of the Comodo Group, convened the first meeting of the organization that became the CA/Browser Forum, hoping to improve standards for issuing SSL certificates.[5] On June 12, 2007, the CA/Browser Forum officially ratified the first version of the Extended Validation (EV) SSL Guidelines, which took effect immediately.

Controversies

Certificates Issued to Phishing Sites

An October 2015 report found that a Comodo partner Cloudflare provisioned 40% of SSL certificates used by phishing sites.[6]

F Rating By the BBB

As of October 2015, Comodo was rated F on a scale of F to A+ by the BBB (Better Business Bureau)[7]/ The BBB cited failure to respond to customer complaints as a reason for the rating.

SSL Certificate Categories

Comodo SSL Certificate Reviews & Categories [8][9]

Types of SSL Certificate

There are different types of SSL Certificates available online, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.[10] [11]

Comodo SSL Market Share

According to W3Techs, as of February 2015 Comodo is the world's largest SSL security certificate provider to offer complete website protection with a 33.6% market share. [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Abdulhayoglu, Melih (December 2008). "Extended validation and online security: EV SSL gets the green light" (PDF). (IN)SECURE Magazine (19) (Help Net Security). pp. 41–44. Retrieved 25 December 2010. (Mirror)
  2. ↑ Walker, Bryan (5 December 2006). "Introduction to WebTrust for Certification Authorities – WebTrust for Extended Validation Audit Criteria" (PDF). New Assurance Services Group. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Parthi, Murugesan. "EV SSL - Extended Validation SSL Certificates". Comodo SSL.
  4. ↑ Hendric, William (17 June 2008). "Comodo EV SSL Certificate Information". Comodo SSL. SSL Certificate Provider. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/How-Can-We-Improve-Code-Signing/
  6. ↑ Edgecombe, Graham (12 October 2015). "Certificate authorities issue SSL certificates to fraudsters". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.bbb.org/new-jersey/business-reviews/computer-software-publishers-and-developers/comodo-group-in-jersey-city-nj-90115116/
  8. ↑ "Comodo SSL Reviews". Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  9. ↑ "Comodo SSL Certificate Review". Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  10. ↑ william, David (29 April 2011). "Comodo SSL Certificate Types". Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  11. ↑ wherz, Mathew (22 July 2015). "SSL Certificate Reviews". Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  12. ↑ http://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/ssl_certificate/all

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