Sectigo Expands Enterprise Email Trust with Verified and Common Mark Certificates

New certificate offerings enable logo display in email inboxes to combat phishing and boost engagement.

Published on Feb. 12, 2026

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Sectigo, a leading provider of digital certificates and certificate lifecycle management solutions, has announced the expansion of its portfolio to include Verified Mark Certificates (VMCs) and Common Mark Certificates (CMCs) for enterprise customers. These new certificate types enable organizations to display their verified brand logos directly within email inboxes, helping to strengthen email authentication, combat phishing, and boost engagement with customers, partners, and employees.

Why it matters

As phishing, spoofing, and brand impersonation continue to rise, enterprises face growing pressure to not only strengthen email authentication protocols but also visually prove trust to recipients. VMCs and CMCs address this challenge by allowing logo display through the BIMI standard, which can improve email security, marketing performance, and brand recognition.

The details

The new VMC and CMC solutions from Sectigo are being integrated into the company's broader portfolio of digital certificate and certificate lifecycle management offerings. VMCs enable trademarked brands to display verified logos and qualify for Gmail's blue checkmark, reinforcing both security and brand authority. CMCs extend inbox logo display to organizations without registered trademarks, offering a faster path to visual brand recognition and email trust. Together, the two certificate types give enterprises flexibility to scale inbox branding and protection across brands, regions, and domains.

  • Sectigo released VMC and CMC solutions through its website last year.
  • Sectigo is now strategically expanding the offering to meet enterprise requirements by enabling full certificate management through Sectigo Certificate Manager.

The players

Sectigo

A global leader in automated Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) and digital certificates.

Dena Bauckman

Senior vice president of product at Sectigo.

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What they’re saying

“Email remains one of the most powerful yet vulnerable channels for customer engagement. With VMCs and CMCs, we're giving enterprises a way to turn backend authentication, such as DMARC, into a visible trust signal that protects brands, reassures recipients, and drives stronger engagement in the inbox.”

— Dena Bauckman, Senior vice president of product (Sectigo)

The takeaway

Sectigo's new VMC and CMC offerings provide enterprises with a flexible solution to strengthen email authentication, combat phishing, and boost engagement by enabling verified brand logos to be displayed directly within email inboxes. This helps to visually reinforce security and brand authority, ultimately improving trust and performance for enterprise email communications.