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by dane-pgp 3055 days ago
Will the extra magic of the green box make users more secure? Does paying for a certificate make the certificate more trustworthy?

These are actually serious questions that I think the CA/Browser Forum are discussing (particularly in terms of the issuing requirements and UI representation for EV certificates), but I think it often boils down to the "feeling" of security, relying on the supposition that criminals would be less successful if their site didn't have the magical green box, or that they would be easier to catch by tracing the credit card payment they used to buy their certificate.