Reissue a GeoTrust Wildcard DV certificate
Notice
Industry standards change: End of 397-day maximum validity public TLS/SSL certificates
On February 24, 2026, DigiCert stopped issuing 397-day public DV, OV, and EV TLS/SSL and Qualified Website Authentication Certificates (QWAC) and QWAC PSD2 certificates. The new maximum TLS/SSL certificate validity is 199 days.
Learn more about the end of 397-day maximum validity public TLS/SSL certificates.
GeoTrust Wildcard DV certificates use Subject Alternative Names (SANs) to let you secure up to 250 domains. The SANs must be a wildcard domain (*.example.com) or based on your listed wildcard domains (mail.example.com). Adding SANs to a GeoTrust Wildcard DV certificate order may incur extra costs.
Create a certificate signing request: A CSR is required to reissue your certificate. To remain secure, certificates must use at least a 2048-bit key size. Need help creating a CSR? See Create a CSR (certificate signing request).
In CertCentral. in the left menu, go to Certificates > Orders.
On the Orders page, use the menus and advanced search features to find the GeoTrust Wildcard DV certificate you want to reissue.
In the certificate’s Order # column, select Quick view.
In the Order details pane (on the right side of the page), select Reissue certificate.
Add your CSR. We take the common name and any SANs included in your CSR and add them to the Common name and Other hostnames (SANs) fields.
On the Reissue certificate for order page, use one of the following options to add your CSR:
Upload a CSR: Select the link to upload your CSR file to the Add your CSR box.
Paste CSR: Use a text editor to open your CSR file. Copy the text, including the -----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and -----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- tags, and enter it into the Add your CSR box.
Common name: We take the common name included in your CSR and add it to the Common name field.
Changing the common name when reissuing a certificate automatically revokes the original certificate and any previous reissues. To prevent revocation, add the old common name as a SAN on the reissued certificate.
To add or change the common name, manually enter the domain you want the DV certificate to secure. Make sure to format the common name correctly (*.example.com).
Other hostnames (SANs): We take any SANs included in your CSR and add them to the Other hostnames (SANs) field.
Add, remove, and reorder SANs as needed so the certificate secures the domains you want.
Add SANs: In the Other hostnames (SANs) box, enter other SANs that you want included in the reissued certificate. These must be wildcard domains (*.example.com) or based on your listed wildcard domains.
Remove SANs: In the Other hostnames (SANs) box, delete the SANs you want to exclude in the reissued certificate. Removing SANs automatically revokes the original certificate or previous reissues.
Select a payment method.
Pay with contract terms: This is the default payment method for customers with contracts.
Pay with credit card
Pay with account balance: To deposit funds, select Deposit.
Notice
The Deposit link takes you to another page in your CertCentral account. Any information entered in the request form isn't saved.
Signature hash: SHA-256 is the sole signature hash available for DV certificates.
Select a DCV method to prove control over your domain. Before DigiCert can reissue your DV certificate, you must demonstrate control over the domains in your certificate order. To learn more, see Validate domains on a DV certificate order.
In the DCV verification method menu, select the method you want to use for demonstrating control over the domains on the certificate order. Use the selected DCV method to prove control over every domain on the order.
DNS TXT: Create a DNS TXT record with a randomly generated value to demonstrate control over your domain.
Email: An email recipient follows the instructions in a confirmation email sent for the domain to demonstrate control over your domain.
Note
After submitting your reissue order, you can change the DCV method. In the left menu, select Certificates > Orders. On the Orders page, select the order number.
Select the language for the DCV email: If you selected the email DCV method, in the DCV email language menu, select your preferred language.
Reason for reissue:These comments are visible to administrators and aren’t included in the certificate.
Select Request reissue.