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Suggestion to the author: I could really benefit from a short sentence that explains to me what DV means. I get from the context that EV likely means "Extended
by itengelhardt 11y ago
Suggestion to the author: I could really benefit from a short sentence that explains to me what DV means. I get from the context that EV likely means "Extended Validation".
Then again, all I ever did was set up SSL on Heroku and a bit of openssl magic to get Github running - so maybe not the target for the article?
Edit for clarification: There is a short description of DV & EV, but it doesn't mention what DV/EV stands for. I'd love to know that (without Googling, because lazy).
- perfTerm 11y agoI think it's Domain Validation.
- jlgaddis 11y agoAs perfTerm noted, DV stands for Domain Validation. DV is where, basically, you prove ("validate") that you own the domain you're requesting a certificate for, typically by being able to receive an e-mail sent to one of the contacts listed in WHOIS for the domain. This is similar to Google requiring you to create a file in the root directory of a web site or creating a TXT RR (with a specific value) in the DNS zone for a domain for Google Analytics (if you've ever done that).