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Get a free SSL Certificate for your Lab Environment - 3. Verify Domain Ownership
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3. Verify Domain Ownership
You'll need to verify that you own the domain to create an SSL certificate.
This is done by creating DNS records with your DNS provider. Zero SSL will then check that the DNS records have been created as proof that you own the domain names.
In this example, we are using DNS verification but you can also use other verification methods e.g. email or HTTP file upload
Choose DNS (CNAME) verification
Create the CNAME record with your DNS provider
CNAME
_96C19D72159A325AB8BE7036720BDA48.mail
2DC02C0D5C28BBD33068773020A7E2FC.97EA55F0A2B8B53230CD5FB104F5F3C0.a38672106763b9c.comodoca.com
The format of DNS records and the time it takes for changes to propagate may be different depending on your DNS provider
You might need to wait for about 30 mins for the DNS changes to update before you can try and verify the domains
This example is for adding CNAME records with Google DNS
You can check if the CNAME has updated using MX toolbox
https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx
Once the DNS record change has propagated OK - click Next Step
Repeat the process to create CNAME records to verify each name on the certificate
When all the CNAME records have been added - click Verify Domains
Domains have been verified and a new certificate has been issued
Click - Install Certificate
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