* Eddy Nigg:

>> Is the current certificate on https://www.verisign.com/ an EV
>> certificate?  It lacks a physical address, which is required by (my
>> reading of) the guidelines.
>>   
> Good catch!

Hmm, street address seems to be optional after all.  But I don't quite
understand why the certificate says both Wilmington and Mountain View.

> More than that, it was signed and issued long before the EV
> guidelines were approved (How could they know what the guidelines
> will be?).

Have they been approved yet?  The cabforum.org web site is unclear.

> And even more disturbing is the fact, that the certificate is valid
> for a period of _two_ years, whereas the guidelines speak strictly
> about _ONE_ year only!!!!

Uhm, a maximum of 27 months is permitted.

> And now to all the EV supporters:
> Isn't EV already flawed by the biggest certification authority?

My question to the EV opponents: Can't you continue to offer
domain-validated certificates? 8-)
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