Verifying Domain Name Ownership

When you add a domain name (for example, test.testlive.com) to Live for the first time, you must first verify the ownership of the root domain name (testlive.com). You can do this using either DNS- or file-based verification. The domain name can be added only after the verification is successful. Once the root domain is verified, you can add other subdomain names (for example, testlive.com) of the same level without additional ownership verification.

Notes

Even if a domain name has been verified in an account, you must complete the verification process again when adding it to a different account.

DNS Record-based Verification

The following uses test.testlive.com to illustrate the verification process.

When you add a domain name to Live, if the system displays a message, asking you to verify the domain name ownership, click View Verification Methods and select DNS Record.

Do not close the verification page before the verification is complete.
Figure 1 Verifying the domain name ownership
Configure a TXT record at your DNS provider.
The following uses Huawei Cloud as an example. The steps are the same for domains managed by other DNS providers, such as Wanwang, DNSPod, Xinnet, and GoDaddy.
1. In the service list, choose Networking > Domain Name Service.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Public Zones.
1. Click test.testlive.com. In the upper right corner of the domain name details page, click Add Record Set.
  - Name: verification
  - Type: TXT – Specify text records
  - Value: Enter the value shown in Figure 1. The value is a 32-character string.
1. Click OK to add the record. It takes about 5 minutes for the TXT record to take effect.
After the TXT record takes effect, return to the page for adding the domain name on the Live console and click Verify to validate the domain ownership.

File-based Verification

The following uses test.testlive.com as an example to describe the verification process.

When you add a domain name to Live, if the system displays a message, asking you to verify the domain name ownership, click View Verification Methods and select File Upload.

Do not close the verification page before the verification is complete.
Figure 2 Verifying the domain name ownership
Download the verification.html file.
Upload the file to the root directory of your domain server.

Ensure that the verification file can be accessed through http://testlive.com/verification.html or https://testlive.com/verification.html.
Click Verify. Live will then access http://testlive.com/verification.html or https://testlive.com/verification.html to obtain the verification file.

If the system verifies that the obtained file is correct, the verification is successful.