SSL Certificates Life Cycle

Performing Domain Verification - Approver Email

Nov 6, 2024

Using the Approver Email to perform Domain Verification

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How To Reissue an SSL Certificate

Oct 21, 2024

This article provides step-by-step instructions for reissuing your SSL Certificate in the GlobalSign Certificate Center (GCC).

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Renew Your SSL Certificate

Nov 6, 2024

This article provides step-by-step instructions for renewing an SSL Certificate.

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Revocation of SSL Certificate

Feb 19, 2024

Article Purpose: This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to revoke a GlobalSign SSL Certificate in your GlobalSign Certificate Center (GCC) account. If you are unable to complete this process please send an email to report-abuse@globalsign.com or use this page to request revocation. Please be sure to supply your contact information, the reason for revocation, the Certificate OrderID, the link to the Certificate in https://crt.sh if possible and your account (PAR) number in the request.

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Enhanced Certificate Details Overview

Jul 11, 2020

This section of the application is one of the most critical parts, as incorrectly entered details will require the application to be re-submitted and possibly re-signed by the certificate requestor if inaccuracies are discovered at a later stage.

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Understanding Hash Functions

Feb 29, 2024

This article provides an overview of cryptographic hash functions and how they relate to digital certificates and signatures. If this is not the support article you are looking for, use the search box above.

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SHA-256 Compatibility

Mar 6, 2024

This article focuses specifically on SHA-256 and its compatibility with various software platforms and operating systems. As a general rule, SHA-256 is supported on OS X 10.5+ and Windows XP SP3+.

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ECC Compatibility

Mar 6, 2024

ECC stands for Elliptic Curve Cryptography and is an alternative approach to public key cryptography over other standards such as RSA. Read our ECC article for more information.

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Generate ECC CSR Windows Server 2008+

Jul 27, 2020

Microsoft added support for ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) starting with Windows Server 2008. While the support is present in Server 2008 - Server 2012 R2, the default CSP (Cryptographic Service Provider) is set to generate RSA keys. In order to generate an ECC key, the CSP must be manually specified. This can be accomplished with a CSR request through the MMC.

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DUNS Number - Vetting

Jul 11, 2020

Providing Your Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) Number During the Vetting Process

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