{"id":774,"date":"2014-12-11T02:16:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T10:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/blog\/?p=774"},"modified":"2021-01-26T09:13:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:13:17","slug":"symantec-is-now-bank-and-insurance-domain-verification-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/blog\/symantec-is-now-bank-and-insurance-domain-verification-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Symantec™ is now \u2018.bank’ & ‘.insurance’ domain verification agent"},"content":{"rendered":"

World\u2019s leading web security solution provider Symantec™<\/b>\u00a0is now selected as \u201c.bank\u201d and \u201c.insurance\u201d domain verification agent.<\/p>\n

fTLD registry service, LLC <\/b>and American Banker Association (ABA)<\/b> have recently signed an agreement with Symantec™ to provide an extended layer of security and verification on generic top-level domains \u2018.bank\u2019<\/b> and \u2018.insurance\u2019<\/b>. Symantec™ is already offering domain authentication and validation on industries top-level domains such as \u2018.com, .org, .net, .edu, .gov, .biz, .info, country domain names, etc\u2026\u2019, now Symantec™ agrees to validate \u2018.bank\u2019 and \u2018.insurance\u2019 domains.<\/p>\n

fTLD Registry Service, LLC <\/b>has submitted an application to ICANN <\/b>to manage both .bank and .insurance domain names and also committed to enforcing a very strict registration requirement for user\/website eligibility & domain name selection policy.<\/p>\n

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How Symantec will secure .bank and .insurance domains?<\/h2>\n

As per the agreement, Symantec™ will be responsible for adding an extra security layer on new “.bank” and “.insurance” domains by ensuring the company applying for the domain name is eligible. The individual who applies for the domain name must be an authorized employee of the company and the domain name must comply with fTLD Registry Service, LLC<\/b> policy. As the market leader, Symantec™ will continue to offer SSL support and domain verification.<\/p>\n

Why fTLD chose Symantec™ as domain verification agent?<\/h3>\n

As a global leader, Symantec™ has been dedicated to securing websites, networks, software, web servers and user\u2019s database since 1982. Symantec™ is today\u2019s most trusted web security provider that offers Antivirus, data backup, network security, vulnerability scanner, trust seals and SSL Certificates to end users. Millions of home users, leading businesses, government agencies, and software developers are using security products of Symantec™. Due to the increase in cyber-attacks in the banking and insurance industry, fTLD& ABA selected Symantec™ as the domain verification agent to increase security and reassure users that their financial information will be secured.<\/p>\n

Roxane Divol<\/b>, SVP and GM, Trust Services at Symantec™ said, \u201cTrust and security are the foundations of the banking and insurance industries\u201d. She also said \u201cWe are partnering with fTLD to provide an ever-greater level of assurance to customers doing online financial transactions through top-level domains. We are proud that fTLD selected us to provide these services.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Sept 2014, ICANN<\/b> has accepted fTLD\u2019s<\/b> request to manage both .bank & .insurance domains and they\u2019ll be available from mid-2015 with Symantec™ as the Security Agent.<\/p>\n

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