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All standard SSL certificates (DV, OV, EV) must pass through domain validation before the SSL certificate will be issued. Domain Validation (DV) proves ownership and control of registered name.
3 methods of validation:
1. E-mail
Certificate Authority (CA) sends an e-mail to the administrative contact for your domain. It contains the link and validation code. You have to click the link and enter the code.
2. DNS CNAME
CA hashes your CSR and the hashed values are provided to you. It must be entered as a DNS CNAME record for your domain.
The hashes are as:<MD5 hash of CSR>.yourdomain.com. CNAME <SHA1 hash of CSR>.companyca.com.Note: Fullstops after each domain name is required to make the entry fully-qualified.
3. HTTP
CA hashes your CSR and the hashed values are provided to you. You must create a simple text file and place it on your server and served just over HTTP.
The file should be:
http://yourdomain.com/<Upper Case MD5 hash of CSR>.txt. Content:<SHA1 hash of CSR>
your_ca.com
Note: Serving the page over HTTPS or HTTP 302 will fail. Please use only HTTP for this procedure.
3 methods of validation:
1. E-mail
Certificate Authority (CA) sends an e-mail to the administrative contact for your domain. It contains the link and validation code. You have to click the link and enter the code.
2. DNS CNAME
CA hashes your CSR and the hashed values are provided to you. It must be entered as a DNS CNAME record for your domain.
The hashes are as:<MD5 hash of CSR>.yourdomain.com. CNAME <SHA1 hash of CSR>.companyca.com.Note: Fullstops after each domain name is required to make the entry fully-qualified.
3. HTTP
CA hashes your CSR and the hashed values are provided to you. You must create a simple text file and place it on your server and served just over HTTP.
The file should be:
http://yourdomain.com/<Upper Case MD5 hash of CSR>.txt. Content:<SHA1 hash of CSR>
your_ca.com
Note: Serving the page over HTTPS or HTTP 302 will fail. Please use only HTTP for this procedure.
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