EV Certificates – Validating the Assumed Name of an Organization Print

EV certificates can only include an assumed name (also referred to as a tradename, fictitious name, or DBA “doing business as” name) if it is legally registered to the organization.

If an organization’s registered assumed name is listed on an EV certificate order can not be verified easily using a government database, you must provide additional information or documentation before the certificate can be issued.
This article explains how to resolve the most common issues with assumed names and explains how to resolve them, including:

• If you included a non-registered assumed name on an EV order
• If the registration of the assumed cannot be validated using an online source

NOTE: If an organization has a legally registered assumed name, that name can be listed on the EV certificate if it is validated. However, EV certificates must list the legally registered name as well. When verified, this information appears on the certificate in this format: assumed name (legal name).

If you included a non-registered assumed name on an EV order
If you listed an assumed name that was NOT legally registered when you ordered an EV certificate, it must be removed from the order before the certificate can be issued.

It is also an option to register the assumed name with a government agency, but this can take time and result in delays issuing your certificate.

To remove a non-registered assumed name from the order:

• From your Order Confirmation email or correspondence from Sectigo Validation, click Validation Manager

• Click Submit a Ticket

• Choose EV Validation as the Reason for the ticket.
• Provide the Order Number if possible, to help us resolve the issue faster.
• Use the Description field to request that the Assumed Name be removed or updated on the certificate order.

If the registration of the assumed name cannot be validated using an online source
If the government agency where your assumed name is registered does not have an online database Sectigo can use to verify it belongs to your organization, you can provide:

• A copy of the assumed name filing

OR

• A letter from a licensed professional attorney, civil law attorney, or certified public accountant who attests to your registered assumed name

Sample letters for different organization types and the professional status of the person who can sign each letter can be found here:  https://support.sectigo.com/Com_KnowledgeDetailPage?Id=kA01N000000zFM8
 

• If a Sample Letter is used to update the organizations assumed name you may upload it directly to your order via Validation Manager. 
• From your Order Confirmation email or correspondence from Sectigo Validation. click

• Expand Organization Validation

• Next to Assumed Name, click Upload Document

• Thank you for your upload, Sectigo Validation will now review and process the document
• Once processed, verified, and accepted, the Assumed Name will reflect a green checkmark