{"id":156,"date":"2019-07-09T07:05:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T07:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=156"},"modified":"2024-09-23T12:37:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T12:37:50","slug":"how-to-complete-domain-validation-for-godaddy-domains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/knowledgebase\/how-to-complete-domain-validation-for-godaddy-domains\/","title":{"rendered":"How to complete Domain Validation for GoDaddy domains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before Comodo (now Sectigo) Certificate Authority can issue your certificate, they have to verify your domain ownership. This process is called Domain Control Validation (DCV). You can find general requirements for domain validation here<\/a>. This article describesthe the DCV process for GoDaddy domains.<\/p>\n

In order to change the selected DCV method or force HTTP\/DNS check, use Comodo Order Status Checker<\/a> or contact SSLs.com Support<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Email-based Validation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To complete it, you will need to receive an email sent to one of the domain-associated email addresses. A choice of email addresses is represented by the generic emails:<\/span><\/p>\n

admin@example.com<\/span><\/p>\n

administrator@example.com<\/span><\/p>\n

postmaster@example.com<\/span><\/p>\n

webmaster@example.com<\/span><\/p>\n

hostmaster@example.com<\/span><\/p>\n

In the email there\u2019ll be a verification code and a link. Follow the link and paste the code to complete the domain validation process.<\/span><\/p>\n

HTTP-based Validation<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

This requires you to upload a certain text file onto your web server or control panel. This method is not available for Wildcard SSLs<\/a>. You can download the file from your SSLs.com account. Then put it into a specific directory of your website as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n