Organization Validation certifies, not only the domain name ownership, but also additional information about the organization/company that requested the SSL.The information includes the name of the entity, the city, the area and the country that constitute their seat. The issuing authority conducts research in banks or local governmental sources and databases. If the information is not confirmed, documents proving the identity of the requester and the organization must be submitted.

The first thing that will be controlled is the online confirmation of your company’s existence, on the Commercial and Industrial Chamber of Athens.

For this reason, you will have to confirm that your company does exist through the Chamber research, by entering the name or the distinctive title which must be in English.

Note: All the submitted documents, must be translated into English, as required by Comodo.

The documents must be sent from the user himself to the following address:

1. Comodo :

OV => docs@comodo.com

EV => evdocs@comodo.com

2. Symantec In 2017 DigiCert acquired the TLS/SSL and Public Key Infrastructure businesses of Symantec, including the Certificate Authority brands Thawte, RapidSSL, VeriSign and GeoTrust.)

OV => auth_support_nl@symantec.com

EV => ev_auth_support@symantec.com

3. Trustwave : sslsupport@trustwave.com

If you have already purchased and downloaded the CSR, send the required documents via fax. Once you have done all of the above, you will receive the Cover Page, which you must fill in and send along with your request containing the company’s information as described below:

1. Contact Person: Company name or CEO in Latin characters, as stated to the chamber or the authorization entity in charge.

2. Contact Email: The email mentioned on the website, as the company email address.

3. Company Name: Name in Latin characters, as mentioned to the chamber or the authorization entity in charge.

4. There is a possibility to make a phone approval, so if your website is online, the contact information must be valid.

5. You might need a copy of a phone or electricity bill with the name of the company, translated into English.

6. Starting the business from the Chamber and/or Tax Office and/or another authority, which depends on the composition of the company.

7. If, for some reason, there is an issue with the SSL approval by Comodo, you need to fill in and send the following validity confirmation form, which you can find here, certified by a lawyer or an accountant in English.

You can register to the company Dunn & Bradstreet which is recognized internationally in order for your company to be added.

Note: The Dunn & Bradstreet registration service is chargeable. You can find more information about their prices on their website.