Network Solutions® follows a comprehensive validation process to ensure that your nsProtect™ Assured Site Seal is properly issued. During this process, you are asked to provide specific information which Network Solutions will verify, or validate, to prove you are a legitimate business. For example, you may be asked for articles of incorporation, licensing, etc. You move through the various stages of validation using Network Solutions Account Manager. Upon receipt of all validation documentation, your organization will be validated anr your nsProtect Assured Site Seal issued within two to four business days.