[cabfpub] EV 11.4.1 Business Address Verification

[Scott Rea]

G'day folks,

one of the challenges that exist in the Middle East is that addresses
are not consistently applied - they can be more of a loose description
of how to get somewhere and could be given from multiple perspectives to
arrive at the same location. As a result, they are typically not
included in business registrations - What is very consistent however, is
that all businesses provide a PO Box as part of their registration with
the relevant government agency. The PO Box more or less IS the best (and
most consistent) identifier of the physical address.

The challenge is, that EV 11.4.1.1 appears to specifically preclude use
of PO Box for an address (but that is the ONLY address you will find on
any business registration).

SO - Absent having to do a site visit for each and every EV issuance,
are there other ways to meet the EV Physical Existence in this case?

The real issue here is that Applicants only provide PO Boxes as their
address, and the PO Box is what is recorded in the QGIS, QIIS, QTIS etc.
It should also be noted you need a physical location in the postal area
to get the corresponding PO Box and have to present in person with
government issued photo ID to obtain it. SO having the PO Box denotes a
physical address, but the guidelines seem to be prohibiting the use of
"PO Box" specifically as a verifier.



-- 
Scott Rea, MSc, CISSP
Ph# (801) 874-4114