MSSL Domain Verification Methods

Aug 7, 2025

MSSL Domain Verification Methods

Guidelines

1. Log in to your GCC account, then go to the Managed SSL tab. 
   
   

2. Select the Profile that you would like to update, then click Add New Domain.
   
    

3. Enter your Domain Name in the box, then click Continue.
   
   

4. In the Organizational Point of Contact window, fill out the required fields to add a Point of Contact for certificate delivery and/or vetting issues. Then, click Continue. Note: If you have previously filled out these fields, click Auto Fill to populate the information you have provided previously.
   
   

5.  Select your preferred Domain Verification Method (Approver Email, HTTP Verification Method, or DNS TXT Record), then click Continue.

   IMPORTANT: Ensure that you have the selected the domain verification method that meets your requirements. Otherwise, you need to re-validate your domain to change your selection. Learn more about Domain Verification Methods here.

   
     

6.  Review all the information you supplied, then click Complete.
   
   

7. You have now successfully placed an order. In the next window, you will see the confirmation message and instructions on how you will proceed with domain verification. You can click the Manage Domain link in this window or you can go back to your EV profile and click Manage Domains.
   
   

8.  Complete the validation process.

• HTTP Based Validation Method – Place unique code at the specified location of the website. Navigate to Manage Domains and Profiles, click Manage Domains under the profile and click Verify button.

  Note: The HTTP domain validation method cannot be used for issuance of subdomains and wildcard SANs.
  For more details about the domain validation process OV/EV TLS Certificates, please go here.

• DNS Based Validation Method - Place unique code in DNS Record. Navigate to Manage Domains and Profiles, click Manage Domains under the profile and click Verify button.