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Extended Validation SSL: Green Address Bar Consumer Research

Overview The Extended Validation green address bar appears to play the same role as one of these security marks - allowing online customers to see at a glance if the site they are visiting is one they consider trustworthy. Microsoft's interface designers specifically selected the color green because of its widely understood connotation of safety or "Okay to go" around the world, both in computer interface conventions and external conventions.

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Publisher	VeriSign	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2007	Downloads	7
Format	White Papers
Topics	Digital Signatures, SSL - TLS, E-commerce Security, Security Tools

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