Reissue a RapidSSL Standard DV Certificate
Important
Industry standards change: End of 2-year public SSL/TLS certificates
On August 27, 2020, 6:00 PM MDT (August 28 00:00 UTC), DigiCert stopped issuing public DV, OV, and EV SSL/TLS certificates with a maximum validity greater than 397 days.
Now, 2-year public SSL/TLS certificate reissues have a max validity of 397 days. This means some reissued certificates will expire before the order expires. To use the remaining validity included with the original certificate, reissue certificates during the order's final 397-day period.
To learn more, see End of 2-year DV, OV, and EV public SSL/TLS certificates.
Use these instructions to reissue a RapidSSL Standard DV Certificate.
Notice
A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is required to complete the reissue order.
Create a Certificate Signing Request
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 your CertCentral account, in the sidebar menu, click Certificates > Orders.
On the Orders page, use the drop-down lists, search box, advance search features (Show Advanced Search link), and column headers to find the RapidSSL DV certificate you want to reissue.
In the certificate’s Order # column, click the Quick View link.
In the Order details pane (on the right side of the page), click the Reissue Certificate link.
Add Your CSR
We take the common name included in your CSR and add it to the Common Name field.
On the Reissue Certificate for Order page, use one of the options below to add your CSR:
Click to upload a CSR
Click 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 paste 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.
To add or change the common name, manually enter the domain you want this DV certificate to secure.
Important
Changing the common name when reissuing a RapidSSL Standard DV Certificate automatically revokes the original certificate and any previous reissues.
Signature Hash
SHA-256 is the only 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 domain on your certificate order. To learn more about the available DCV Methods, see Domain Control Validation (DCV) methods.
In the DCV verification method drop-down list, choose the DCV method you want to use for demonstrating control over the domain on the certificate order:
DNS TXT (recommended)
The DNS TXT DCV method allows you to demonstrate control over the domain on your order by creating a DNS TXT record with a randomly generated value.
Email
The Email DCV method allows an email recipient to demonstrate control over the domain by following the instructions in a confirmation email sent for the domain.
File
The File DCV method allows you to demonstrate control over your domain by hosting a fileauth.txt file containing a randomly generated value at a predetermined location on your website.
Note
After submitting your reissue order, you can change the DCV method from the certificate's Order # details page.
In the sidebar menu, click Certificates > Orders. On the Orders page, in the Order # column of the DV certificate order, click the order number link.
Select the language for the DCV Email
In the DCV Email Language drop-down list, select the language you want DCV authentication email to be sent in.
Note: This drop-down list only appears when you select Email as your DCV method.
Reason for Reissue
Add a reason for the reissue that only an Administrator can see.
Note
These comments aren't included in the certificate.
When you are finished, click Request Reissue.