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It turns out GoDaddy only issues the certificate to the domain attached to the hosting (which is somewhat of a stupid association, really, because it shouldn’t
by geekfactor 15y ago
It turns out GoDaddy only issues the certificate to the domain attached to the hosting (which is somewhat of a stupid association, really, because it shouldn’t matter what domain you use as long as you’re accessing your content via a correct route).
If hosting with GoDaddy was the first mistake, this assumption was the second. The whole point of an SSL certificate is to say that the server you are talking to is a server that is authorized to speak on behalf of domain xyz and, as such, they are generally tied to one or more domains.
- latortuga 15y agoI don't know exactly how GoDaddy works but on my namecheap account, I can issue purchased SSL certificates to any of the domains I have registered there. I assume I may even be able to issue them to domains I do not have registered there (though I have not tried and may be wrong) because they have a verification process.
- webfuel 15y agoRegardless of where your domain is registered, you can indeed get an SSL cert from Namecheap. I bought a Comodo PositiveSSL for $9/y and couldn't be happier. When I ran into some issues installing it on a Mac mini server, their CS was responsive and friendly.