How to Renew an SSL Certificate

When an SSL certificate is issued, it is good for a single year. After that year you will need to renew your certificate.

Note

If you have purchased a multi-year certificate you do not need to renew your certificate until your full subscription has expired. Instead, follow the process for reissuing your certificate. This free process needs to be done each year until the certificate expires.

For security reasons it will be necessary to generate a new CSR for renewal. You will not be able to use the previously used CSR or its private key. If your SSL certificate was generated automatically, we will generate the new CSR and private key for you. Otherwise, you will need to provide the new CSR.

Warning

You must renew your SSL certificate before it’s expiration date. It is not possible to renew a certificate after its expiration.

Note that the renewal takes effect starting from the current expiration date. You do not need to worry about losing the remaining time on your current certificate by renewing early. An SSL certificate can be renewed up to 30 days before its expiration date.

Note

When regenerating a certificate or reissuing a multi-year certificate, the old certificate will expire 48 hours after the process is completed. However, a renewed certificate will remain valid until the original expiration date.

You can renew an SSL certificate from the SSL table or from the admin page for the certificate.

From the Table

  1. After logging in to your account, click “SSL Certificates” in the left menu.

  2. Click on the three dot icon to the far right of the SSL certificate you want to renew.

  3. Select “Renew” in the drop down list and follow the steps to add the certificate to your shopping cart.

  4. Proceed through checkout to complete your order.

From the Admin Page

  1. After logging in to your account, click “SSL Certificates” in the left menu.

  2. Click on the name of the certificate you want to renew.

  3. Click “Renew” and follow the steps to add the certificate to your shopping cart.

  4. Proceed through checkout to complete your order.