In this article we use ssls.com certificate as example to show you how to renew or reactivate certificate.
- Log in to account in certificate authority website and find renew or reactive page, perhaps under MY SSL
2. Click Renew or Reactivate.
3. In Reissue for： Verify that the domain name you want a reissued certificate for is correct.
4. Save private key： You have two options, download the new key automatically generated in your browser (this is default) or submit a manually generated CSR.
Note: The private key will be downloaded to the local computer, perhaps, download folder.
5. Complete Domain Control Validation (DCV)
Before the Certificate Authority (CA) can issue SSL, they need to verify that the organization or individual has the right to receive the SSL certificate.
You may have three options:
Email Validation — receive an email at a domain-based or whois email.
HTTP Validation — upload the validation file at your host.
DNS Validation — set up a CNAME record in the domain’s DNS zone.
6. Choose approval email
In our example, select “Receive an email” as the domain control validation method. The contact email address from WHOIS or one of the following generic domain-based emails:
- admin@
- administrator@
- postmaster@
- webmaster@
- hostmaster@
7. Domain Control Validation by email.
The organization administrator may receive the email. It looks like this.
8. Follow the email link to complete DCV.
9. You should receive the Certificate after DCV
It may take a few minutes. It looks like this email.
Note: You can also download the certificate from website
10. Install Certificate in Windows server using MMC
Step 1: Run Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
Step 2. Add Snap-in
Step 3. Add Certificate.
Step 4. Check Computer account.
Step 5. Import Certificate, for example Highlight Personal>All Tasks>Import.
Step 6. Click Next in Welcome to the Certificate Import Wizard and make sure Local Machine is checked.
Step 7. Follow the wizard to complete the import.
11. Check the Certificate by double click on the imported certificate.
