Updated on 2022-10-27 GMT+08:00

How Do I Apply for a Combination Certificate?

If you want to use a single certificate to protect multiple wildcard domains and common domains, buy a combination certificate by referring to the following operations.

For details about domain types, see Domain-related Concepts.

Before purchasing this certificate, you need to:

Confirm how many wildcard domains and common domains you will need to protect. You need to associate at least two domains to the certificate.

For details about the mapping between a domain name and a wildcard domain name, see What Domains Can Wildcard-Domain Certificates Support?

Procedure

The following uses one wildcard domain name and two common domain names as an example.

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. In the upper right corner of the page, choose Service Tickets > Create Service Ticket. The Create Service Ticket page is displayed.

    Figure 1 Creating a service ticket

  3. On the displayed page, fill in the form and submit the service ticket.

    Fill out the Problem Description as follows:

    Problem description: Describe your problem (if any).

    Title: purchasing a combination certificate

    Content: Specify the domain types and quantity of domain names to be associated with the combination certificate.

    Type: normal/urgent

    Example:

    If you want to associate one wildcard domain name and two common domain names, problem description might be something like the example in Figure 2.

    Figure 2 Problem Description

    We will contact you within three to five working days when we receive your service ticket. Make sure you can be reached by phone during this period.

Follow-up Operations

After you buy a certificate, get it issued. To do so, submit the certificate application to the CA, verify the domain ownership, and verify the organization.

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