Setting Up an SSL Business/SSL Business Wildcard Certificate Managed by IONOS
For Web Hosting and MyWebsite packages
You can set up your SSL certificate easily right in your Control Panel. By doing this, the SSL certificate will be issued to the desired domain, installed in the proper webspace, and automatically activated.
Requirements
- Your package contains an uninstalled
Instant SSL OV (SSL Business) or
Instant SSL OV Wildcard (SSL Business Wildcard) SSL Certificate - Your domain and the website you want to secure are in the same hosting package.
- Your domain has been set up (Status: Active).
Setting up an SSL certificate
- Log in to IONOS.
- Click on Menu > Domain & SSL in the title bar. The page listing all your domains is displayed.
- Click on Manage in the section SSL certificates under Portfolio. The overview of your SSL certificates is displayed.
- Search for the SSL certificate of type SSL Business or SSL Business Wildcard that has not yet been set up.
- Click on Not set up in the corresponding line in the Domain column.
Select the domain (or subdomain) to which the SSL certificate is to be issued.
Make sure the option Use for my IONOS website is selected in the Change purpose field.
Check the details of your company and adjust them if necessary.
Make sure the contact details of the company and the administrative and technical contact persons are correct, as the certification authority will attempt to contact them during the authentication process.
Note
Any change to the name of the company made here will also be transmitted to the WHOIS database and will therefore be publicly visible. Please always enter the telephone number in international format. The country code is marked with a preceding + (plus).
- Read the terms of use and confirm them by ticking the checkbox.
- To start the setup, click on Set up SSL certificate.
The SSL certificate for your website will now be requested and installed. This may take a moment. As soon as it is installed, you can access your domain with https:// in the browser.
Stages of Validation - Overview
The validation by the certification body is performed in several steps:
- Company Authentication: The certification authority (Sectigo) matches the company name, registration, and clearance status of the company listed in the Certificate Signing Request with the appropriate registration authority in the appropriate country, state, or (in some cases) city jurisdiction. Public information on the Internet is also looked up.
- Domain Authentication: The certification dauthority checks whether the domain name in question is registered in a publicly accessible WHOIS database for the registered company name. If the domain name is not registered for the registered company name, the following alternatives are available:
- A legally valid proof can be provided
- A proof of rights of use for the domain name can be provided, or
- Additional documents can be provided - Telephone Verification: As the final stage of identity authentication, the certification authority calls the company contact specified in the domain's WHOIS information. The call can also be answered by another person in the company. If the certification authority does not reach anyone, either a voice message is left on the contact's answering machine or an email is sent from Sectigo with further instructions. This includes information on how to contact the certification body to complete the verification.
Further Information
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