Code to Enable the Green Address Bar

Ensure that all compatible web browsers will display the EV green address bar

When you use an Extended Validation SSL Certificate on your site, you can enable the EV "green address bar" in all modern web browsers that support it. This gives your visitors greater assurance and can increase conversion rates on your site.

However, there are some browsers, including Internet Explorer 7+ on Windows Vista and above, that need a little help to link your EV certificate up to the right root certificate.

For full "green address bar" compatibility, you simply need to add the DigiCert site seal to the first page on your site that visitors are likely to see. The code in our site seal will run in the background and automatically make sure that the correct certificates are installed so that the green bar will be activated.

To get the site seal code for your EV certificate so that the green address bar is activated simply:

1. Log in to your DigiCert account
2. Click on the order number for the EV certificate
3. Click "Get Site Seal"
4. In the popup window, select your seal options, and click "Generate Site Seal HTML Code"
5. Place the code in the HTML of your site where you want the site seal to display

If you are unable to use the site seal code on your site, you can paste the following JavaScript code anywhere in the HTML of your site.

<script>
var __agent=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
if(__agent.indexOf("msie")!=-1)
{
	var __re=new RegExp("msie ([0-9]{1,}[\.0-9]{0,})");
	if (__re.exec(__agent) != null)
	{
		__ie_version = parseFloat(RegExp.$1);
		if(__ie_version >= 7 && __agent.indexOf("windows nt 5.2") == -1)
		{
			var _ie_link = new Image();
			_ie_link.src = "https://extended-validation.beacon.digicert.com/ev.gif";
		}
	}
}     
</script>
        

 

Note: If you have the site seal or the code above installed and are still having problems getting the green bar activated, please contact us to go over some browser settings (enabling certificate revocation with OCSP, enabling the Phishing Filter in IE 7, etc.)

Code to Enable the Green Bar

Make sure the green bar is enabled for all modern versions of Internet Explorer

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