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View domains for the domain validation service

Go to the Inventory > Domains page in DigiCert​​®​​ Trust Lifecycle Manager to view the domains included in the centralized domain validation service. From this page, you can monitor validation status and review domains that require attention.

Domains table

The domains table on the Inventory > Domains page includes the following information about each domain set up for validation management by Trust Lifecycle Manager.

Field

Description

Domain

Base domain or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) set up for validation management.

DNS configuration status

Indicates whether the required DNS validation CNAME record has been configured in your DNS provider. The CNAME record points to the DigiCert DNS service, allowing DigiCert to automate domain control validation (DCV) and maintain the required validation challenges to enable certificate issuance. Possible statuses include:

  • Configured: The required DNS validation record has been configured.

  • Not configured: The required DNS validation record has not been configured.

  • Failed: The DNS configuration has an issue. Make sure the CNAME record has the values provided for the domain in Trust Lifecycle Manager.

Domain status

Current validation status of the domain. Possible statuses include:

  • Pending: Domain validation is in progress or has not yet completed.

  • Validated: The domain has been successfully validated.

  • Expired: The domain validation has expired and is no longer valid.

Automation status

Current status of automated domain control validation. Possible statuses include:

  • Scheduled: Automatic validation is scheduled to run based on the configured validation policy.

  • In progress: The domain is being validated.

  • Challenge uploaded: The required validation challenge has been uploaded to DigiCert DNS and the domain is ready for domain control validation.

  • Successful: The domain was successfully validated.

  • Failed: Domain control validation failed.

Last validated

Date when the domain was last successfully validated.

Expires

Date when the current domain validation expires.

Next validation date

Date when Trust Lifecycle Manager is scheduled to revalidate the domain.

Apply table filters

Use filters to refine the list of included domain records.

Apply a column filter:

  1. Select the Actions (three dots) menu next to the column header to filter by that field.

  2. Select Column Filter.

  3. Use the filter input to select or enter a value to filter by. Input types include:

    • Text input: Enter a single value or comma-separated list of values.

    • Dropdown: Select a value. Some dropdowns have checkboxes so you can select multiple values.

    • Calendar: Select a date.

  4. Select Apply to apply the filter to the current display.

To apply filters not present as table columns or to apply multiple filters at once:

  1. Select the Filter dropdown above the table.

  2. Enter the conditions to filter by. For each condition:

    1. Select the attribute in the left dropdown.

    2. Select the operator in the middle dropdown. For example, equals or starts with.

    3. Select or enter the value to match on the right.

  3. (Optional) Refine the list of filters:

    • To add another filter, select Add condition.

    • To remove a single filter, select the X button next to it.

    • To remove all filters, select Reset.

  4. Select Apply to apply all the selected filters to the current display.

Update table columns

Update the columns to control which fields are included and in what order.

To add or remove fields from the domain table:

  1. Select the Add column icon on the top-right of the domain table.

  2. Select columns to include or deselect columns to exclude. Your updates get applied immediately.

  3. When you have finished updating the columns, select the Add columns icon again to hide the dialog.

To reorder the existing columns in the domain table, select the column header and drag and drop that column to the new location.

Download domains data as CSV

To download a CSV file from the current data in the domains table:

  1. Filter or update the table to include the desired information.

  2. Select the Reports button on the top-right of the table to download the current data in CSV format.

View more details about a domain

Use one of the following methods to view more details about any of the domains set up for validation management in Trust Lifecycle Manager. The sidebar provides a quick view and the details page includes the complete details about each domain.

To open the details sidebar for a domain, select the icon in the rightmost table column. The sidebar includes the following sections.

Details section

Description

DNS Record

The DNS record required to validate the domain, including the record type, host / name, and value/target.

Overview

The current DNS configuration status, domain status, automation status, last validation timestamp, and next scheduled validation.

Validation policy

The domain validation policy, including the automatic revalidation schedule.

Activity log

The history of domain validation activities and their results.

To view the complete details for a domain, select the domain name in the table to open the details page for it. The details page is organized into the following tabs and sections.

Details tab

Description

General info

Includes the following details about the domain:

  • Domain name: Base domain or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) being managed.

  • DNS setup: Indicates whether the required DNS validation record has been configured in your DNS provider.

  • Domain status: Current validation status of the domain.

  • Automation status: Current status of the automated domain validation process.

  • DCV method: Domain control validation (DCV) method used to validate the domain.

  • Last validated: Timestamp when the domain was last successfully validated.

  • Expires at: Timestamp when the current domain validation expires.

  • Next validation at: Timestamp of the next scheduled automatic validation.

  • Connector name: Name of the CertCentral connector associated with the domain.

  • Organization ID: ID of the CertCentral organization associated with the domain.

General info > DNS record

Includes the following details about the DNS record used to validate the domain:

  • Record type: DNS record type required for domain validation (for example, CNAME).

  • Host / Name: DNS host or name generated by Trust Lifecycle Manager to add to your DNS provider.

  • Value / Target: DNS target value generated by Trust Lifecycle Manager for domain validation.

Validation policy

The current validation schedule for the domain.

You can modify the domain revalidation frequency by selecting Edit policy.

Activity log

The history of domain validation activities for the domain, including:

  • Validation event: Indicates the result of each validation attempt, such as Validation successful or Validation failed.

  • Date: Displays the date and time the validation event occurred.

  • Error details: Displays additional information when a validation attempt fails, helping you identify and troubleshoot validation issues.

What's next

To manage domains for the validation service, use the follow-up actions available from the domains table or details. To learn more, see Manage domains.