July 2018
Intermediate to advanced
354 pages
8h 51m
English
The domain-validated SSL certificate (DV certificate) is the most basic, and validates the domain associated with the SSL certificate that is registered. To validate a DV SSL certificate, the owner (or someone with admin rights) approves the certificate request via email or DNS.
The email recipient proves their administrative privileges over the domain by acknowledging receipt and sending confirmation to the provider. Additionally, they may be required to configure certain DNS records for the associated domain. The process may take a few minutes to a few hours to order and validate a DV certificate.
This should be the most common type of certificate used because any site can quickly install them for little or ...
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