SSL FAQ

SSL certificates became an absolute necessity in the hosting industry nowadays. There are two major benefits of using an SSL certificate: Encryption of sensitive data like credit card numbers and personal information. Consumer confidence. Your website visitors will know that … Continued

WildCard SSL certificates allow you to secure unlimited number of first-level subdomains on a single domain name. For example the WildCard SSL for *.domain.tld would also protect: domain.tld www.domain.tld shop.domain.tld mysubdomain.domain.tld and many others. You can order this type of SSL certificate from … Continued

Yes, on all XonHost accounts, you can issue as many free Let’s Encrypt certificates as you need. You can install them via the Let’s Encrypt tool in your cPanel. Please, check our Let’s Encrypt tutorial for detailed information about that.

There are few checks that you should go through in order to determine why your website is not working after the SSL certificate installation: Does your application require any specific configuration to work with SSL? CMS applications like WordPress or … Continued

When you access a website through a secure HTTPS connection you might encounter a warning that the SSL certificate is not issued by a trusted authority. The exact warning message you will see depending on your browser is: Firefox – “Your … Continued

XonHost’s SSL server type is: Apache with ModSSL Use this information for third party SSL installation.

Changing the domain name for your SSL certificate is not possible. If you need an SSL for a different domain name, the only option is to have a brand new SSL installed. You can order a new WildCard or EV SSL … Continued

The SSL from your previous host can be transferred by ordering an SSL installation from your User Area -> Add Services -> External SSL installation. Alternatively you can install the SSL certificate via cPanel. More information can be found in this article: Can you install … Continued

If you need the approval email resent, please post a ticket to request it. You can post the ticket from your User Area -> Support -> Report Other Technical Issue. The approval email can be sent ONLY to [email protected]. Please make sure this email exists and that … Continued

In order to have a CSR generated for your domain, you should login to your cPanel -> SSL/TLS Manager -> Certificate Signing Requests (CSR) -> click on Generate, view, or delete SSL certificate signing requests. In the loaded form, please submit the following information: 1 2 3 … Continued