Order an EV code signing certificate

• Prevalidate organization
  Prevalidate the organization you want to get an EV Code Signing certificate for. See Add an organization and Submit an organization for prevalidation.
  For an organization to appear on the Request an EV Code Signing Certificate order form, you must first submit the organization for prevalidation.
• Generate CSR (HSM orders only)
  If you plan to install your EV Code Signing certificate on an HSM device, you must submit a certificate signing request (CSR) with your order.
  To remain secure, certificates must use at least a 2048-bit key size. Refer to your HSM provider's documentation to create the CSR for your request.

In the left main menu, hover over Request a Certificate then, under Code Signing Certificates, select EV Code Signing. Fill out the Request an EV Code Signing Certificate form and submit.

Before your certificate can be issued, we need to validate your authority to order a certificate for the organization on your EV code signing certificate. A validation agent will call a verified phone number to speak with someone who represents you (the certificate requestor) and can confirm your authority:

• Human resources
• Manager
• Technical contact

To complete the organization consent for your certificate order:

• Answer the organization validation phone call (preferred method)
  After you submit your certificate order, make sure that the organization contact, technical contact, and company receptionist are aware that you’ve ordered an EV code signing certificate. Let them know that DigiCert will call a verified phone number to speak with one of them to make sure you have permission to order this certificate. This phone call usually takes place within 24 hours of the certificate order being placed.
• Respond to the organization consent message
  If the DigiCert validation agent can’t reach someone who represents you at the verified phone number, they will leave a message that includes a call back phone number and a verification code. Make sure that organization or technical contact responds to the message and provides us with the verification code.
• Schedule a time for a call back through the verified phone number
  If the DigiCert validation agent can’t reach someone who represents you at the verified phone number, they may send you an email to schedule a time for us to call back to complete the verification. You may use this link to schedule a time when the representative will be available to answer the call: https://digicert.simplybook.me/v2/#book.
  Appointments display in your local time. You don't need to convert the time.

After DigiCert completes all validation required for your order, we send the EV CS verified contacts for the organization an email informing them that they need to approve the EV code signing certificate request. Only after we receive the approval, can we continue processing your order.

Once the validation process is completed, we will issue your certificate.

• DigiCert hardware token
  If you opted to have DigiCert send you a secure token, we ship your token with instructions to activate your EV code signing certificate. See Activate your EV Code Signing hardware.
• Your own supported hardware token
  If you opted to install your EV code signing certificate on your own supported secure token, see Installing your DigiCert® EV Code Signing Certificate onto a Secure Token.
• HSM supported device
  If you opted to install your EV code signing certificate on a supported HSM, download the certificate from your CertCentral account so you can install it on the HSM. See Download a code signing certificate from your account.