Security

Learn how to obtain an Extended Validation (EV) standard SSL certificate, the highest level of SSL certification. Nexcess is a certificate reseller of GeoTrust True BusinessID with EV certificates.

Learn about Domain Control Validation (DCV). By email, DNS record, and file authorization are the three methods Nexcess clients can use to send DCVs to Comodo when registering SSL certificates.

Learn how to purchase standard SSL certificates through the Nexcess website, though this is not the preferred method for existing Nexcess clients.

Learn how Nexcess clients on physical (non-cloud) servers can recreate SSL keys by either using SiteWorx or the command line interface (CLI).

Standing for server name indication, SNI is an TLS protocol extension that allows a server to connect multiple SSL certificates a single IP address.

With Nexcess website hosting, learn how we help our clients renew their SSL certificates.

Getting an SSL certificate first requires you to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), and some require you to specify “domain.com” or “www.domain.com” as the common name of your website.

Learn about the frequently misunderstood benefits of dedicated IP addresses.

A chain of SSL certificates contains all of the SSL certificates (root, intermediate, and end user) issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) required to verify the subject in the hierarchy of trust.

How to cancel an existing SSL certificate attached to a Nexcess service from within your Nexcess Client Portal.