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Version 1.1 of EV Guidelines Approved

“Guidelines for the issuance and management of extended validation certificates Version 1.1 Draft 03” was adopted as Version 1.1 of the EV Guidelines, effective April 10, 2008, pursuant to Ballot 12.

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