How Multi-Year SSL Subscription Plans Work
Prepay coverage for up to 3 years.
How multi-year SSL subscription plans work
Our Multi-year Subscription Plans allow you to pay once for up to three years of SSL/TLS certificate coverage. With Multi-year Plans, you select the SSL/TLS certificate, the duration of coverage you want (up to three years), and the certificate validity period. Because industry regulations limit the maximum validity period of any single SSL/TLS certificate to 200 days, you maintain coverage by reissuing your certificate at no cost as it approaches expiration.
Reissuing certificates in a Multi-year Plan
When the current active certificate for a Multi-year Plan is nearing expiration, you reissue the certificate to maintain your SSL/TLS coverage.
Multi-year: 2-year example
Scenario: Customer prepays 2 years of coverage – reissues certificates as needed
A 2-year plan prepays your SSL/TLS coverage period. Your first certificate is issued right away for the current maximum validity period (today that’s 200 days), and then you reissue a new certificate before it expires to stay compliant with the maximum validity rules. Over a 2-year plan, you’ll typically reissue several times to maintain continuous coverage.
When you reissue SSL certificates for a Multi-year Plan, you can do the following:
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Change or remove domains
You can change the domain(s) listed on your certificate as often as you like during the subscription plan period. This way you won't get stuck with a certificate you can't use if your domain changes or you want to repurpose it for another site. Removing and/or changing domains requires the issuing CA to revoke all previously issued certificates. The issuing CA usually waits 48-72 hours before revoking the original certificate and any existing duplicates and previous reissues.
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Add domains
For our SSL products that support multiple-domains you can add additional domains (SANs) at any time during the subscription plan period. Adding domains may result in additional costs however prices for new domains are prorated based on the remaining time in the Multi-year Plan.
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Reissue as often as you want
Reissue, free of charge, during the Multi-year Plan subscription period. Each time you reissue your certificate it will automatically be issued for the maximum validity period of 200 days, or the end of the Multi-year Plan, whichever is sooner.
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