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Ask HN: Why most big websites aren't using EV SSL?

2 pointsby Nala_Alanabout 7 years ago
I recently found myself wondering, why big sites such as Facebook, Google, Github etc usually aren't using EV SSL certificates? It probably would make non-technical users trust the website more and perhaps make them more aware of phishing (eh, I don't believe in that myself, but it's still nice to dream...), and it's not like they can't afford it.

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brianjkingabout 7 years ago
Scott Helme, a security researcher has an article on EV certificates and some of the issues with them in an article from December 2017 (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;scotthelme.co.uk&#x2F;are-ev-certificates-worth-the-paper-theyre-written-on&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;scotthelme.co.uk&#x2F;are-ev-certificates-worth-the-paper...</a>). There was some discussion on this when it was originally submitted to HN at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=15850837" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=15850837</a>.<p>Adam Caudill also has some insight here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;adamcaudill.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;04&#x2F;09&#x2F;looking-value-ev-certificates&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;adamcaudill.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;04&#x2F;09&#x2F;looking-value-ev-certific...</a>