As I read through this, I naturally have to assume some people are overpaid for incorrect and biased information. I will stick with the browser that is not riddled with malware exploits and vulnerabilities any day over having a nice little green button to "assume" it's a verified site.
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EV hype
The whole EV thing is a repeat of the failed model for site certification currently in use. The only salient difference is the higher cost. Follow the revenue stream from that inflation, and you'll find those pushing this as a solution. For those not in on that take, however, it certainly doesn't offer greater objective security for site visitors.
Umm yeah...
Well I don't agree with this submission.
Here is an interesting read about the EV certificates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Validation_Certificate
Read the section about:
Vulnerability to Phishing
There has been some concern that EV certificates, despite their improved authentication and higher cost, will not prevent phishing attacks[11].
In 2006, researchers at Stanford University and Microsoft conducted a usability study[12] of the EV display in Internet Explorer 7. The study measured users' ability to distinguish real sites from fraudulent sites when presented with various kinds of phishing attacks, and found that there was no significant difference between users who saw extended validation indicators and those who did not. Users who received training with the Internet Explorer 7 help file were more likely to judge all sites legitimate, regardless of whether they were fraudulent.
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