Common migration tasks
Important
As of February 24, 2026, renewed certificates have a maximum validity of 199 days. Plan renewal cycles accordingly. See Moving to 199-day validity for public TLS certificates.
The following tasks cover the most common certificate management activities you will perform immediately after migrating to CertCentral. Each task links to the full procedure in the relevant chapter.
Add a domain
Adding a domain to CertCentral is the first step toward domain control validation and certificate issuance for that domain. All domains from your previous platform must be added and validated individually in CertCentral.
For the full procedure, see Perform domain control validation (DCV).
Add an organization
Organizations represent the legal entity that owns certificates. All organizations from your previous platform must be recreated and revalidated in CertCentral before certificates can be issued.
For the full procedure, see Add an organization.
Request a certificate
Certificate requests in CertCentral follow a structured workflow — select the certificate type, submit the CSR, complete validation, and await issuance. The exact steps vary by certificate type and account configuration.
For the full procedure, see Order and manage certificates.
Renew an expiring certificate
Annual plans
As of February 24, 2026, DigiCert TLS/SSL certificate plans are one year by default. Learn more about DigiCert annual plans.
Renewing certificates in CertCentral replaces an expiring certificate with a new one on the same order. For certificates migrated from another platform, the first renewal in CertCentral effectively begins a new order lifecycle.
For the full procedure, see Order and manage certificates.
Approve or reject a certificate request
CertCentral supports configurable approval workflows for certificate requests. Depending on your account settings, some requests require administrator or manager approval before DigiCert processes the order.
For the full procedure, see Order and manage certificates.