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> So you don't get that reassuring green padlock. No idea why. Something about compliance I read once. Bizarre.

All major browsers have removed the green padlock for EV certificates. It did not improve user security behaviour. There are some arguments that it had a detrimental effect.

You can still distinguish certificate types by clicking on the small padlock icon in the URL bar. But of course no one does that.

Consequently there is no current reason to pay (in cost and time) for an EV certificate.




That's fair. Maybe Wells Fargo and others were on the cutting edge of this change. But somehow, I doubt it.




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