An IP certificate is a digital certificate issued by a CA certification authority, which can provide data encryption services for ** with only public IP addresses. In fact, IP certificates can not only provide encrypted transmission services, but also verify the identity of ** and ensure the security of data transmission. Compared with traditional SSL certificates, IP certificates do not require a domain name and only require a public IP address for secure transmission. This makes IP certificates unique in certain scenarios. So, how to change the IP address of the ** with an IP certificate deployed? Learn how to change IP address for IP certificate with SSL Shield today.
1.Contact customer service to change the IP address: Every regular CA certification body will have perfect after-sales service, users can contact the service provider if they want to change the IP address after purchasing the IP certificate, and the service provider will arrange customer service to help the user change the IP address. For example, for Certum's DV basic IP certificate, you can only contact customer service to change the IP address within 30 days of purchase, and you need to purchase a new IP certificate after 30 days.
2.Self-service IP address replacement: After purchasing an IP certificate from a formal CA certification authority, users can configure IP certificates, verify the ownership of public IP addresses, renew IP certificates, or change IP addresses by themselves. For example, Sectigo's DV basic single-IP certificates and multi-IP certificates can be self-service to change IP addresses through the certificate management system, and the IP certificate can be issued within two minutes by verifying the ownership of the new public IP address again.
When applying for an IP certificate and changing an IP address, you need to verify the ownership of the public IP address, and you need to open port 443 or 80 when uploading documents for verification, so that the CA certification authority can verify the public IP address**. Generally, the verification can be completed in 10 minutes, and the redundant ports can be closed after the verification is successfully issued.