##### 4.2.1.1.1 Validation For Existing EV Subscribers If an Applicant has a currently valid EV Code Signing Certificate issued by the CA, a CA MAY rely on its prior authentication and verification of: 1. The Principal Individual verified under [Section 3.2.2.2.1.2](#322212-acceptable-method-of-verification) (4) if the individual is the same person as verified by the CA in connection with the Applicant's previously issued and currently valid EV Code Signing Certificate; 2. The Applicant's Place of Business under [Section 3.2.2.2.3.1](#322231-address-of-applicants-place-of-business); 3. The Applicant's Verified Method of Communication required by [Section 3.2.2.2.4](#32224-verified-method-of-communication) but still MUST perform the verification required by subsection (2) (ii); 4. The Applicant's Operational Existence under [Section 3.2.2.2.5](#32225-verification-of-applicants-operational-existence); and 5. The Name, Title, Agency and Authority of the Contract Signer, and Certificate Approver, under [Section 3.2.2.2.7](#32227-verification-of-name-title-and-authority-of-contract-signer-and-certificate-approver).

##### 4.2.1.1.2 Re-issuance Requests A CA may rely on a previously verified EV Code Signing Certificate request to issue a replacement certificate, so long as the certificate being referenced was not revoked due to fraud or other illegal conduct, if: 1. The expiration date of the replacement certificate is the same as the expiration date of the EV Code Signing Certificate that is being replaced, and 2. The Subject Information of the Certificate is the same as the Subject in the EV Code Signing Certificate that is being replaced.

##### 4.2.1.1.3 Age of Validated Data 1. Except for reissuance of an EV Code Signing Certificate under [Section 4.2.1.1.2](#42112-re-issuance-requests) and except when permitted otherwise in [Section 4.2.1.1.1](#42111-validation-for-existing-ev-subscribers), the age of all data used to support issuance of an EV Code Signing Certificate (before revalidation is required) SHALL NOT exceed the following limits: 1. Legal existence and identity – 398 days; 2. Assumed name – 398 days; 3. Address of Place of Business – 398 days; 4. Verified Method of Communication – 398 days; 5. Operational existence – 398 days; 6. Name, Title, Agency, and Authority – 398 days, unless a contract between the CA and the Applicant specifies a different term, in which case, the term specified in such contract controls. For example, the contract MAY include the perpetual assignment of EV roles until revoked by the Applicant or CA, or until the contract expires or is terminated. 2. The 398-day period set forth above SHALL begin to run on the date the information was collected by the CA. 3. The CA MAY reuse a previously submitted EV Code Signing Certificate Request, Subscriber Agreement, or Terms of Use, including use of a single EV Code Signing Certificate Request in support of multiple EV Code Signing Certificates containing the same Subject to the extent permitted under [Section 3.2.2.2.8](#32228-verification-of-signature-on-subscriber-agreement-and-ev-code-signing-certificate-requests) and [Section 3.2.2.2.9](#32229-verification-of-approval-of-ev-code-signing-certificate-request). 4. The CA MUST repeat the verification process required in these Guidelines for any information obtained outside the time limits specified above except when permitted otherwise under [Section 4.2.1.1.1](#42111-validation-for-existing-ev-subscribers).