Compare GlobalSign, VeriSign, GeoTrust EV SSL Certificates

	GlobalSign ExtendedSSL	Verisign Secure Site Pro with EV	GeoTrust (owned by VeriSign) True BusinessID with EV
EV Legitimacy	Member of CA/B Forum	Member of CA/B Forum	Owned by VeriSign. Member of CA/B Forum
Enhanced Browser Behavior	Activates Green Bar in IE7	Activates Green Bar in IE7	Activates Green Bar in IE7
Legacy Weak Encryption Browser Behavior	SGC enabled Steps weak 40 bit browsers up to strong 128 bit, provides up to 256 bit on all non EV compliant browsers	SGC enabled Steps weak 40 bit browsers up to strong 128 bit, provides up to 256 bit on all non EV compliant browsers	Not SGC enabled Will not step up legacy browsers from 40 bit to 128 bit. Will keep legacy browsers at 40 bit only. Will provide up to 256 bit on all popular non-legacy browsers
Server Licenses	3 server licenses One for web server, backup server and third for additional server or load balancer. Usage is customer defined.	1 server license For web server only	1 server license For web server only
Additional Server License Policy	Additional packs of three server licenses available for $999 $899	Additional server licenses available at $1499 each	Additional server licenses available at $895 each
Handling of www & non-www sites	Single certificate can be used to secure https://www.domain.com and https://domain.com	No support Requires purchase of separate certificates – one for https://www.domain.com and one for https://domain.com	No support Requires purchase of separate certificates – one for https://www.domain.com and one for https://domain.com
Warranty	$250,000 underwritten by insurance	$250,000 underwritten by insurance	$10,000
Price 1 year	$999 $899	$1499	$895
Price 2 year & 2nd Year Discount	$1499 $1399 (save 30%)	$2695 (save 10%)	$1573 (save 25%)

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