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Certificate management

anssl covers every stage of the certificate lifecycle—from issuance and renewal to revocation—so you can manage everything in one console.

Issue certificates

Section titled “Issue certificates”

Supported certificate types

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  • Single-domain — Protect one hostname (for example example.com).
  • Multi-domain (SAN) — Secure several distinct hostnames.
  • Wildcard — Cover a root domain and all subdomains (for example *.example.com).

Available certificate authorities

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  • Let’s Encrypt — Free, automated DV certificates.
  • ZeroSSL — Free 90-day certificates with ACME support.
  • Google Trust Services — Fast issuance operated by Google.

Issuance workflow

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  1. Log in to the console

    Visit the anssl dashboard and sign in.

  2. Open Certificates

    Choose Certificates in the left navigation.

  3. Create a certificate

    Click New certificate and provide:

    • Type (single-domain / multi-domain / wildcard)
    • Domain list
    • Signing algorithm (ECC P-256 recommended)
    • Preferred CA

  4. Validate domains

    Pick the validation method that fits your environment:

    • DNS — Add the requested TXT record to your DNS zone.
    • HTTP — (coming soon) Upload the provided token to your site root.

  5. Receive the certificate

    After successful validation, the CA issues the certificate—usually within a few minutes.

Renew certificates

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Automatic renewals

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anssl can renew certificates automatically before they expire:

  • Renewal attempts begin 20 days before expiry.
  • The platform retries daily until success.
  • Failures trigger email and webhook notifications.
  • Customize the renewal window to match your operational policies.

Manual renewals

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To renew manually:

  1. Open the Certificates page.
  2. Locate the certificate to renew.
  3. Click Renew.
  4. anssl repeats the validation and issuance steps automatically.

Download certificates

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When issuance succeeds you can download the assets:

  1. Locate the certificate in the inventory.
  2. Click Download to retrieve the bundle (certificate, key, and intermediates if applicable).

Revoke certificates

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Revoke a certificate immediately if the private key is compromised or the certificate is no longer required:

  1. Open the Certificates page.
  2. Select the relevant certificate.
  3. Click Revoke.
  4. Provide the reason for audit tracking.
  5. anssl submits the revocation request to the issuing CA.

Troubleshooting

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Issuance failed—what next?

Section titled “Issuance failed—what next?”

Common causes include:

  • DNS records missing or not yet propagated.
  • HTTP validation file inaccessible.
  • Incorrect domain configuration.
  • Hitting CA rate limits.

Fixes:

  1. Confirm the validation data matches the instructions.
  2. Wait for DNS propagation (typically 10 minutes to 2 hours).
  3. Review the error details in the certificate activity log for guidance.