[vacri]

Conversely, when I went for an SSL cert for my company, they called me (from Israel) on a phone number for our company taken from public sources, in order to verify we were who we were. Compare this to some other SSL providers, whose certification process is "can you give us $600?"

[Buge]

Was that an EV certificate? EV and DV certificates certify different things.

[vacri]

No, it wasn't an EV cert. It was whatever their level above the first level is (can't recall, it's been a while, but it wasn't for EV)