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Install a free "wildcard" SSL certificate
This guide explains how to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) for a domain name and all its subdomains with a Web Hosting. This allows you to encrypt the connection to your domain name and all its subdomains via SSL.
Setting up a Wildcard certificate
1. Add a wildcard domain alias with asterisk *
To add a wildcard alias *
to your website:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the product concerned:
- Then click on the chevron to expand the Domains section of this site.
- Click on the Add a domain button:
- Enter the domain name to add in this format:
*.domain.xyz
(the asterisk is mandatory, followed by a dot, then the domain name of the website which is domain.xyz in this example)
- Click on the Confirm button to complete the procedure:
2. Install a SSL certificate or update it
Example of updating the existing certificate to include the wildcard sub-domain *
:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the relevant product.
- Click on SSL in the left sidebar.
- Click on the action menu ⋮ located on the right.
- Click on Change the certificate:
- Select the same certificate that you already own.
- Click on the button Next:
- Make sure the recently added subdomain is selected.
- Click on the Install button at the bottom:
- Wait for the creation or update to complete.
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