Single Domain SSL Certificates

If the email Domain Validation does not work for your particular situation, there are alternative methods:

• File-Based Authentication – we will provide you with a text file that you will need to upload to the root directory of your website. This will then be verified by us via HTTP or HTTPS.
• CNAME-Based Authentication – we will provide you with two unique hash values (these are MD5 and SHA1). You, in turn, must enter them in your CNAME DNS record.

Organization Validated or OV SSL certificates require more validation than Domain Validated (DV) certificates and provide more trust. With an OV certificate, we confirm the business associated with the domain name is registered and legitimate by checking details such as the company name, location, address, and incorporation or registration information. This makes the OV certificate a more suitable option for public-facing websites that represent companies or organizations. Single Domain OV certificates are a trusted choice for corporations, governments, and other entities that want to provide an extra layer of confidence to their website visitors. OV requirements for an organization include:

• Domain Ownership/Authentication

• Organization Authentication

• Locality Presence

• Telephone Verification (Organization phone number found on an online database)

• Final Verification phone call

For legitimate organizations, this process goes smoothly and quickly. Remember, an OV certificate differentiates legitimate businesses from the pretenders—including scammers and hackers.

An OV SSL certificate for an individual requires the identity and address to be validated on the certificate. The applicant must provide one of the following documents to confirm their identity:

• Legible copy of a government-issued photo ID such as a valid driver's license, passport, military ID, or National ID

• Copy of a recent major utility bill (i.e. power bill, water bill, etc.)

• Copy of a bank or credit card statement

The Extended Validation SSL certificate has very strict industry guidelines that our validation specialists make as simple as possible with minimal action required from you. This level of security is recommended for sites that obtain personal information from users, such as eCommerce businesses.

The validation of your organization can be completed using 1 of 3 methods:

• DCV email

• CNAME

• HTTP(S) challenge

Expect a phone call to the primary business number listed on the subscriber agreement to confirm the signature, signing authority, and the signer's official title. If any additional actions are required, a validation specialist will reach out to you via email. The telephone call to verify the authenticity of the order and signer listed on subscriber agreement cannot be made to a direct phone number or cell phone unless the number can be validated.

Tips When Validating:

• Sole proprietorship / sole trader and some partnerships require a principal individual in the organization to be verified.

• All EV certificates must have the legal name. If a tradename/DBA is verified, the certificate will be listed with the tradename and legal name.

• In the case of a sole trader the legal name is the owner/principal name.

• No certificate can be issued to the tradename/DBA name only.

• Use the address where the organization conducts business. Do not use PO Box, Care of, mail stop/forwarding, virtual office or a registered agent address.

• If the Validation Specialist is not able to verify your organization, you will be contacted with options on how to resolve any outstanding issues.

Domain Validated SSL certificates are the simplest and quickest to issue, requiring only a single step to confirm that the person or organization owns the registered domain.

To complete the validation, the domain owner must prove that they own the domain that was submitted with the order.

While a single domain certificate secures one primary domain and one subdomain under the primary domain, the wildcard type secures an unlimited number of subdomains under one primary domain.

Once the domain ownership has been verified, issuance of the certificate is immediate. Organizations or individuals who apply for a DV SSL will likely receive them on the same day within just minutes (assuming the ownership verification is approved).

A single domain SSL from Sectigo® starts at $88 for the DV option when you choose a six year subscription, the OV option starts at $184 for the six year subscription, and the EV option starts at $257.66 for the six year subscription.

Multi‑year certificates provide upfront savings and predictable pricing while helping you stay ahead of industry‑mandated certificate lifespan changes. 

Due to evolving browser and CA requirements, SSL/TLS certificates are now issued with shorter validity periods (currently up to 199 days), which means certificates must be reissued more frequently within the subscription term. With a multi‑year plan, you lock in today’s lowest price and maintain uninterrupted coverage for the full subscription period—without needing to repurchase each time a certificate is reissued. 

As certificate lifespans continue to shrink toward the upcoming 47‑day standard, multi‑year subscriptions offer a simpler, more cost‑effective way to manage frequent reissuance while maintaining continuous security. 

Learn more about the industry’s move to 47‑day SSL certificates: https://www.sectigo.com/47-day-ssl