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Leaseweb SSL Certificates

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Leaseweb offers several SSL certificates to secure your website or other services. You can purchase a wide range of certificates from us. The validation options that we provide for each SSL certificate are

  1. Domain Validation (DV)
  2. Organization Validation (OV)
  3. Extended Validation (EV)

What is the difference between Domain (DV), Organization (OV) and Extended (EV) Validation?

Domain Validation

  • Quickest verification process, cheaper and a secure feeling for the visitors of the website.
  • For this certificate, the domain needs to be owned by you.
  • This is done in a verification process in which you have to prove that you are the owner of the domain.

Organization Validation

  • Longer verification process
  • Higher price, an increasingly secure feeling for the visitors of the website over DV.
  • During the verification process, a questionnaire is sent to the organization with questions like ‘What is the address of the organization’.
  • Only if all this information matches the SSL application the certificate will be provided.
  • OV certification is often used when bank transfers or payments are part of the website.

Extended Validation

  • The highest form of verification, leading to a green address bar, and in most browsers, the company name is highlighted.
  • During the verification process, company details are requested and strictly checked.
  • Checks with the Chamber of Commerce are common, and a phone call is made for verification.

How can I request a Let’s Encrypt certificate for my website?

Let’s Encrypt is only supported on our Linux web hosting platform.

If you would like to have it enabled for your website, please submit a ticket in the Customer Portal. The following picture shows the variables that are filled in to help you submit it directly in the correct way:

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How can I order SSL certificates with Leaseweb?

  1. Login to the Customer Portal, and on the left panel, under Hosting, select SSL Certificates.
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  1. Click the Order New Certificate button. You will be redirected to the website.
  2. Select the type of certificate you want to order and enter the domain name for which you are requesting the certificate.
  3. Click Add to cart.
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Information

Not sure about which certificate to choose? Check out the overview of each certificate type at the top of this page.

Warning

The domain name should not contain spaces, special characters, or unsupported symbols. Only alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-) and valid domain structures (e.g., example.com) are allowed.

  1. On this page, the shopping cart is displayed. Once you’re ready, click the Checkout button to proceed.
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  1. Review your Business Contact Details and Order Request.
  2. Check the Terms and Conditions boxes if you agree to them.
  3. Click Place Order.
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  1. Select your Payment Method & confirm.
    • You should see a success message for your order, indicating that we have started processing your order.
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  1. Click on Customer Portal link on the notice.
    • This will take you to Customer Portal to complete the additional information for SSL delivery.
    • Additionally, you will receive an email and a notification in the Customer Portal, prompting you to configure your certificate.
    • Shortly after, you will receive an email and a notification in the Customer Portal, prompting you to configure your certificate.
  2. Click the link in the email or notification to access the certificate configuration page. Then, click continue.
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  1. Click on generate CSR/PK button to automatically generate a CSR and Private Key for you, or you can manually put the CSR you generated
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  1. Select the validation method for your domain(s) and click Continue.
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If your domain is managed by Leaseweb and you select DNS as the validation method, the validation process will be completed automatically for your certificate.

Warning

At this point, if you have selected an OV or EV certificate, the Leaseweb Customer Care team might try to contact you to process your order.

  1. Review the summary of your SSL certificate request, ensure all details are correct, click Submit Request.
  2. Your order is being processed and, for us to finalize it, the validation steps is needed from your end. The validation steps needed from your end can be one of:
    • For EMAIL validations:
      • Ensure you have access to an admin-type account or create one.
      • The supplier of the certificate sends a DCV (Domain Control Validation) e-mail with a link to a webpage and a code.
      • The code needs to be entered on the webpage.
    • For DNS validations:
      • From the used CSR and MD5, a SHA-256 hash is made.
      • The hash-values which are ready for use in the DNS will be shown when the request is confirmed.
      • With these values create a CNAME record in the DNS configuration.
    • For FILE validations:
      • For every domain, a .txt record file needs to be created containing hash-values.
      • This file needs to be shown in a specific path of the HTTP or HTTPS server of the domain.
      • The Certificate Authority will check the presence and content of the record for verification.
  3. Once the validation is done, the certificate will be ready, and you can download the certificate in the Customer Portal.

Tip

Our Customer Care team is happy to assist you with ordering and installing an SSL certificate on our Web Hosting platform. You can contact us anytime by opening a ticket under Support from the Customer Portal. In this case, please, inform us your purchase order number.

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How can I order Multi-Domain SSL Certificate with Leaseweb?

  1. Login to the Customer Portal, and on the left panel, under Hosting, select SSL Certificates.
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  1. Click the Order New Certificate button. You will be redirected to the website.
  2. Select the type of Multi-Domain certificate you want to order and enter the first domain name for which you are requesting the certificate, additionally you can select the number of domains you want to add.
  3. Click Add to cart.
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Warning

The domain name should not contain spaces, special characters, or unsupported symbols. Only alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-) and valid domain structures (e.g., example.com) are allowed.

  1. On this page, the shopping cart is displayed. Once you’re ready, click the Checkout button to proceed.
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  1. Review your Business Contact Details and Order Request.
  2. Check the Terms and Conditions boxes if you agree to them,
  3. Click Place Order.
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  1. Select your Payment Method & confirm you should see a success message for your order, indicating that we have started processing your order.
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  1. Click on Customer Portal Link on the notice.
    • This will take you to Customer Portal to complete the additional information for SSL delivery, additionally you will receive an email and a notification in the Customer Portal, prompting you to configure your certificate.
  2. When you receive the email notification, Click the link in the email or notification to access the certificate configuration page.
  3. Click continue.
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  1. Click on generate CSR/PK button to automatically generate a CSR and Private Key for you, or you can manually put the CSR you generated.
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  1. Select the validation method for your domain(s).
  2. Click on Add Domain to add multiple domains.
  3. Click Continue.
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Information


If your domain is managed by Leaseweb and you select DNS as the validation method, the validation process will be completed automatically for your certificate.

Warning


At this point, if you have selected an OV or EV certificate, the Leaseweb Customer Care team might try to contact you to process your order.

  1. Review the summary of your SSL certificate request, ensure all details are correct, and click Submit Request.
  2. Your order is being processed and, for us to finalize it, the validation steps is needed from your end. The validation steps needed from your end can be one of:
    • For EMAIL validations:
      • Ensure you have access to an admin-type account or create one.
      • The supplier of the certificate sends a DCV (Domain Control Validation) e-mail with a link to a webpage and a code.
      • The code needs to be entered on the webpage.
    • For DNS validations:
      • From the used CSR and MD5, a SHA-256 hash is made.
      • The hash-values which are ready for use in the DNS will be shown when the request is confirmed.
      • With these values create a CNAME record in the DNS configuration.
    • For FILE validations:
      • For every domain, a .txt record file needs to be created containing hash-values.
      • This file needs to be shown in a specific path of the HTTP or HTTPS server of the domain.
      • The Certificate Authority will check the presence and content of the record for verification.
  3. Once the validation is done, the certificate will be ready, and you can download the certificate in the Customer Portal.

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Tip

Our Customer Care team is happy to assist you with ordering and installing an SSL certificate on our Web Hosting platform. You can contact us anytime by opening a ticket under Support from the Customer Portal. In this case, please, inform us your purchase order number.

How can I reissue SSL certificates?

  1. Login to the Customer Portal, and on the left panel, under Hosting, select SSL Certificates.
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  1. Click on the Reissue button of the certificate you want to reissue.
    • You will be redirected to the certificate reissue page.
  2. Click continue.
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  1. Click on generate CSR/PK button to automatically generate a CSR and Private Key for you, or you can manually put the CSR you generated
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  1. Select the validation method for your domain(s).
  2. Click Continue.
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  1. Review the summary of your SSL certificate reissue request, ensure all details are correct.
  2. Click Submit Request.
  3. Your order is being processed and, for us to finalize it, the validation steps is needed from your end. The validation steps needed from your end can be one of:
    • For EMAIL validations:
      • Ensure you have access to an admin-type account or create one.
      • The supplier of the certificate sends a DCV (Domain Control Validation) e-mail with a link to a webpage and a code.
      • The code needs to be entered on the webpage.
    • For DNS validations:
      • From the used CSR and MD5, a SHA-256 hash is made.
      • The hash-values which are ready for use in the DNS will be shown when the request is confirmed.
      • With these values create a CNAME record in the DNS configuration.
    • For FILE validations:
      • For every domain, a .txt record file needs to be created containing hash-values.
      • This file needs to be shown in a specific path of the HTTP or HTTPS server of the domain.
      • The Certificate Authority will check the presence and content of the record for verification.
  4. Once the validation is done, the certificate will be ready, and you can download the certificate in the Customer Portal.

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How can I manage SSL certificates?

  1. Login to Customer Portal, and on the left panel, under Hosting, select SSL Certificates.
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  1. The list of SSL certificates ordered with Leaseweb is displayed.
    • You can see the Domain for which each of the certificates was ordered, its Type, Status, as well as Issue and Expiration Dates.
    • When certificates are issued, you can download the corresponding installation files by clicking on the Download icon.
  2. Click on the Details icon, to see more information on a specific certificate order.
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  1. To see the current validation method, click on the Show Details icon.
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  1. To use a different validation method than originally selected, click on the Change icon. You can select File, Email or DNS validation.
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If you select Email, then you need to provide an email address for the validation to happen.
  1. Click Save to apply your choice.

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Leaseweb SSL Certificates - Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does your business require a Wildcard SSL certificate?

    If the website that has to be secured is using subdomains that require the security of the SSL as well, it is advised to use a Wildcard SSL. Without Wildcard a unique SSL certificate has to be used for every subdomain.

     

     

  • How can I add my own SSL certificate to my Leaseweb domain?

    If you have a Web Hosting pack with Leaseweb, our Customer Care team can add an SSL certificate from another provider to this domain. You can do this by opening a ticket under Support from the Customer Portal with the following information:

    – The concerning domain
    – The private key
    – The certificate
    – The Intermediate chain

    We will add the SSL certificate to your domain and inform you once it is done.

     

     

  • How can I create a CSR (SHA1 RSA key) and Private Key?

    Perform the following tasks to create a CSR:

    Tip: The best way is to use the openssl toolkit:

    1. Connect to your server by using an SSH connection.
    2. In order to use the toolkit you need to have root privileges.
    3. Go to the folder you wish to save your CSR and Private key. For example: cd /etc/ssl/certs
    4. Use the following command to create the SHA1 RSA key and CSR. Replace leaseweb_com with the domain you wish to create the certificates for. openssl req -utf8 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout www_leaseweb_com.key -out www_leaseweb_com.csr
    5. You will now have to answer a few questions. Note that these questions are important for requesting your SSL certificate. The following information should be provided: CSR detail Explanation Example Country name The country your organization is legally incorporated NL State or province name The state or province your organization is legally incorporated Noord Holland Locality Name The city your organization is legally incorporated Amsterdam Organization Name Your company name Leaseweb Organizational Unit Name Your departments name Marketing Common Name The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) leaseweb.com Email address and passwords are not necessary during the creation. You can enter when it is blank.
    6. Use the ‘cat’ command to read the CSR or the private key. cat www_leaseweb_com.csr OR cat www_leaseweb_com.key

    If you do not have access to a server you can use a CSR Generator. However, we highly recommend that you create a CSR and Private Key using the openssl toolkit.

     

     

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