Ordering DV certificates
The certificate lifecycle begins when you sign in to your account and request a DV certificate for a domain. You can request certificates authorized for your account (in other words, for your company/organization).
Notice
Annual plans
As of February 24, 2026, DigiCert TLS/SSL certificate plans are one year by default. Learn more about DigiCert annual plans for TLS/SSL certificates.
Prerequisites
Before you can begin ordering DV TLS/SSL certificates, your sales representative must enable DV certificates for your CertCentral account. Then, in the left main menu, go to Settings > Product Settings. On the Product Settings page, you can enable the DV certificate products.
Depending on the structure of your account, you may be able to request the following types of DV certificates: GeoTrust DV SSL, RapidSSL Standard DV, and RapidSSL Wildcard DV.
GeoTrust DV SSL
GeoTrust DV SSL certificates let you secure multiple domains (example.com) and wildcard domains (*.example.com) with one certificate. Ideal for cloud service providers and hosting companies. See Order a GeoTrust DV SSL certificate.
Protect your website with RSA 2048+ encryption or ECC 256+ keys and SHA2-256 signature algorithm.
Include a domain or wildcard domain in the common name field.
Add SANs to secure multiple domains and wildcard domains on one certificate. Note: Adding SANs to an order may incur an additional cost.
Trusted by all major browsers and operating systems.
Meets and exceeds PCI Compliance requirements for TLS certificates.
RapidSSL Standard DV
Protect your website with RSA 2048+ encryption or ECC 256+ keys and SHA-256 signature algorithm. See Order a RapidSSL Standard DV certificate.
Provides encryption for one domain.
When you buy www.example.com, example.com is also secured for free.
Trusted by all major browsers and operating systems.
Meets and exceeds PCI Compliance requirements for TLS certificates.
RapidSSL Wildcard DV
Protect your website with RSA 2048+ encryption or ECC 256+ keys and SHA-256 signature algorithm. See Order a RapidSSL Wildcard DV certificate.
Secures your domain and all same-level subdomains (*.your-domain).
Also secures the parent domain (your-domain).
Trusted by all major browsers and operating systems.
Meets and exceeds PCI Compliance requirements for TLS certificates.