Managed AWS Cloud >>
Move to Managed Cloud >>
Cloud Optimization >>
Software DevOps & Automation
On-Premises to Cloud >>
Your better choice for your fast-growing websites and reseller hosting business.
Best Value Plan for the web Hosting Starters, as low as $1.98 /mo, dedicated IP supported.
We all know that finding a cheap, reliable web hosting with unlimited user accounts is not a simple task so we've put all the information you need in one place to help you make your decision.
cPanel Contrl Panel
Full-Featured Linux Plan
Unlimited Domains
DB Support
News Center
Hi there,
Currently, for many of the DCV methods, the CA/B Forum Baseline Requirements consider an FQDN (e.g. subdomain2.subdomain.example.com) or wildcard domain (e.g. *.subdomain.example.com) to be validated once its base domain (e.g. example.com) or other superior domain name (e.g. subdomain.example.com) is validated.
However, the policy change will require separate validation for each FQDN/SAN when file-based validation is used, and file-based validation will be disallowed entirely for wildcard certificates since wildcard domain names are not considered FQDNs.
Note that this change does not apply to Email and DNS-based validation, which can still be used for wildcard certificates and can be performed at the base domain level or other shared superior domain to validate subdomains and wildcard domains.
The policy change is expected to take effect on November 15, 2021.
Illustration of upcoming changes to file-based validation
FQDN/SAN in certificate | Location of domain validation file | Allowed for certificate issued on | Allowed for certificate issued after Nov. 15, 2021? |
example.com | example.com | Yes | Yes |
sub.example.com | sub.example.com | Yes | Yes |
sub.example.com | example.com | Yes | No |
*.example.com | example.com | Yes | No |
www.example.com | example.com | Yes | No |
www.sub.example.com | sub.example.com | Yes | No |
Feel free to contact us if you have any inquires.
OnlineNIC SSL Team
Join our free reseller program with more than 10,000 resellers worldwide
Join Our Newsletter & Marketing Communication
We'll send you news and offers.
1998-2024 OnlineNIC is an ICANN-accredited registrar. Please read our Privacy Policy, Service terms , and Dispute Policy