Your Simple Guide to EV Code Signing enrollment

8 EASY STEPS
TO VALIDATION
Easily navigate your
validation process to secure
your application and begin
building trust.

1 Enrollment Forms PREFERRED METHOD

The easy & fastest way
ALTERNATIVE METHOD
If you can’t do preferred way
COMMON ISSUES
These result in delays

The applicant(s) will receive Email paper versions to • Forgetting to complete

an email containing a link to evdocs@comodo.com or resulting in delays.
Sign the Subscriber complete & submit forms fax: 1-866-831-5837 (US) or • Sending in unsigned.
Agreement & Certificate online. 1-801-303-9291 (Int’l)

Enrollment Forms and

submit to Comodo.

ALTERNATIVE METHODS
If you can’t do preferred way
PREFERRED METHOD
The easy & fastest way Organization Authentication 2
• Official Registration Documents - Online Government
Comodo will accept business registration Database – Comodo looks
documents (i.e. Articles of Inc., Chartered at the official website of Comodo must verify your legally
License, DBA Statement) that were issued
from your local government.
your country/state that
publically displays your
registered business details.
• Legal Opinion Letter – If your business business entity registration Your legal entity name must be
status. Everything must
entity registration details are not
publically available, you can have your match enrollment details registered and active within your
legal counsel or professional/charted exactly.
country/state and match your
accountant verify by signing a letter. This
will also satisfy steps 2-7. enrollment. If using a trade name,
assumed name or DBA; make sure
COMMON ISSUES
all fictitious registration filings
These result in delays are also up-to-date (additional
• Submitted wrong business name. documentation maybe require to
• Official registration details are outdated/expired. verify the Sole Owners identity).
• Sole Proprietors from the United Kingdom can’t qualify.
• Fails to complete any alternative methods.
• Refusal to pay more for legal/accountant signature on letter.

3 Operational Existence PREFERRED METHOD

The easy & fastest way
ALTERNATIVE METHODS
If you can’t do preferred way

Online Government Database – • Official Registration Documents – If you’ve been

Comodo looks at the official website operating for 3+ years, but the incorporation date
Comodo must verify of your country/state that publically is not visible, you can submit business registration

if your legal entity has displays your incorporation date. documents (i.e. Articles of Inc., Chartered License,
DBA Statement) to prove it.
been operational for • Dun & Bradstreet – If younger than 3 years,

3 or more years. If Comodo can use a comprehensive DUNS Credit

Report if you have one, the registration date does
younger than 3 years, not matter.
COMMON ISSUES
proceed to alternative These result in delays
• Bank Confirmation Letter – If younger than 3 years,
provide Comodo a letter verifying your legal entity
methods. • Dun & Bradstreet displays outdates
has an active checking account (demand deposit)
with a local financial institution.
entity details.
• Legal Opinion Letter – If incorporation date is not
• Refusal to visit local bank to visible or your business is younger than 3 years,
complete a letter with a bank agent. you can have your legal counsel or professional/
• Refusal to pay more for legal/ charted accountant verify by signing a letter. This
accountant signature on letter. will also satisfy steps 2-7.

ALTERNATIVE METHODS
If you can’t do preferred way
PREFERRED METHOD
The easy & fastest way Physical Address 4
• Official Registration Documents - Comodo will accept business Online Government Database
registration documents (i.e. Articles of Inc., Chartered License,
DBA Statement) that were issued from your local government.
– Comodo looks at the official
website of your country/
Your legal entity
• Dun & Bradstreet - Comodo can use a comprehensive DUNS state that publically displays must have an
your business entity physical
Credit Report to verify the physical address associated with your
business entity. address. Everything must established physical
• Legal Opinion Letter – If your physical address is not publically
match enrollment details
exactly.
presence in the
available, you can have your legal counsel or professional/charted
accountant verify by signing a letter. This will also satisfy steps 2-7.
registered country/
state. Comodo must
verify the street
COMMON ISSUES address, city, state
These result in delays
& country. PO Boxes
• Some gov’t databases or registration docs (i.e. Delaware) do not list business’s address. are not accepted!
• Dun & Bradstreet displays outdated entity details.
• Refusal to pay more for legal/accountant signature on letter.
• Entity is registered through a third-party agency (i.e. offshore) and applicant can’t verify physical
presence.

5 Telephone Verification PREFERRED METHOD

The easy & fastest way
ALTERNATIVE METHODS
If you can’t do preferred way

Online Government Database – Comodo looks • Third-Party Directory - Comodo can

at the official website of your country/state that use an existing or new telephone
You must have an publically displays your telephone number. listing in acceptable directories (i.e.

active telephone YellowPages, Scoot, 192.com) as long

as the verified business details are
phone number listing the same.

verifiable by accepted COMMON ISSUES

• Dun & Bradstreet - Comodo can use
a comprehensive DUNS Credit Report
telephone directories These result in delays to verify the telephone number
associated with your business entity.
online. Listing must • Majority of online gov’t databases don’t
• Legal Opinion Letter – If telephone
display telephone numbers.
display the EXACT • Telephone listings in third-party directories
number is not visible, you can have
your legal counsel or professional/
same verified business or Dun & Bradstreet display outdated entity charted accountant verify by signing
details or telephone numbers.
name with corporate • Applicants refuse to publically display
a letter. This will also satisfy steps
2-7.
identifier (i.e. Inc., LLC) company phone number temporarily.

and physical address. • Refusal to pay more for legal/accountant

signature on letter.

PREFERRED METHOD
The easy & fastest way
ALTERNATIVE METHODS
If you can’t do preferred way
Employment Verification 6
Online Government Database – Comodo • HR/Payroll Mgr/Entity Member –
looks at the official website of your
country/state that publically displays
Comodo can speak with qualified
personnel to confirm your
Comodo must verify you
company officer/executives. employment after initiating the call are a full-time employee
using the verified phone number.
• Dun & Bradstreet - Comodo can use
of the entity and have
a comprehensive DUNS Credit Report authorization to obtain a
COMMON ISSUES
These result in delays
to verify your employment if listed as
executive or officer. Creating a DUNS security product for this
• You’re a small business owner
listing is a good option for a sole domain.
business owner.
and cannot easily verify your own
• Legal Opinion Letter – If employment
employment.
cannot be verified, you can have your
• Dun & Bradstreet does not list any entity legal counsel or professional/charted
members. accountant verify by signing a letter.
• Refusal to pay more for legal/accountant This will also satisfy steps 2-7
signature on letter.

7 Final Verification Call ALTERNATIVE METHODS

If you can’t do preferred way
PREFERRED METHOD
The easy & fastest way

• Extension or IVR - If the verified Verified Business Telephone Number - This

telephone number is not the is the telephone number pulled from an
Comodo must verify applicant’s direct line, Comodo can acceptable telephone resource used to call

you are a full-time enter an extension (if provided) or

follow an IVR to connect directly to
you directly.

employee of the entity you.

and have authorization • Transfer or Alternative Telephone

Number - If the verified telephone COMMON ISSUES
to obtain a security number is not the applicant’s These result in delays
direct line, Comodo can either
product for this be transferred or obtain another • Unable to answer the telephone during
normal operating hours.
domain. telephone number from a colleague
after initiating the call using the • No operator or colleague to transfer/
verified telephone number. provide alternative telephone number to
be reached at.

Issuance 8
After validation is finished, Comodo will mail a package containing your EV
Code Signing Certificate to your verified address. For detailed instructions on
how to “collect” your certificate upon arrival, please refer to our knowledge
base article here.