What EV certs are good for

[Ben Laurie]

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Jerry Leichter <leichter at lrw.com> wrote:
> I just received a phishing email, allegedly from HSBC:
>
>    Dear HSBC Member,
>
>    Due to the high number of fraud attempts and phishing scams, it has been
> decided to
>    implement EV SSL Certification on this Internet Banking website.
>
>    The use of EV SSL certification works with high security Web browsers to
> clearly
>    identify whether the site belongs to the company or is another site
> imitating that
>    company's site....
>
> (I hope I haven't quoted enough to trigger someone's spam detectors!)
>  Needless to say, the message goes on to suggest clicking on a link to
> update your account.

So did the link have a EV cert?

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