Can I download an issued certificate on your site?

Initially, all the certificates purchased through Naijadomains are sent by a Certificate Authority to the administrative email address provided during activation. In case you have not received a validated Certificate for any reason, you can download the certificate into your account following the steps below. Sign into your Naija Domains account and proceed to the […]

Do you allow SSL installation on a subdomain of a domain hosted on Naijadomains hosting servers?

You can either install an SSL certificate for yourdomain.com or for any subdomain like www.yourdomain.com, secure.yourdomain.com and other. In case you want to secure all subdomains of your domain(only one domain, not all domains in cPanel), you will need to get a WildCard certificate. With Naijadomains, you can purchase PositiveSSL WildCard and RapidSSL WildCard certificates. […]

How can I get a CSR code for a domain hosted on Naijadomains hosting servers?

If your domain is hosted with us, you should get a CSR code for activation of the nSSL certificate from us. Please submit a ticket to our Hosting — Other department and provide us with the following information that is necessary for CSR generation: Email Address the certificate will be sent to Host to make […]

Where do I find SSL CA Bundle?

You don’t need to pull out your hair anymore in an attempt to compile a correct CA Bundle for your certificate! We already did that for you. If you have your certificate in the PKCS#7 format (appropriate mostly for IIS/Microsoft Exchange), you already have your bundle included into your certificate and do not need to […]

SSL certificate activation and installation for domain(s) hosted on Naijadomains hosting servers

If you have a single domain Domain Validation certificate and shared hosting with Naijadomains, we encourage you to install your certificate using our two-click cPanel SSL Plugin. If your certificate or hosting package is not supported by our cPanel plugin, but you still wish to perform the installation yourself, you may find useful these articles […]

How many SSL certificates can I install under my Naijadomains hosting account?

Usually, SSL certificate installation requires a dedicated IP to be assigned to a domain. However, now it is possible to install multiple SSL certificates in your cPanel thanks to the SNI technology. SNI (Server Name Indication) is an extension to the TLS protocol, which allows the client to indicate which hostname it connects to. That […]

Can I install SSL certificates for a couple of domains at once on Naijadomains hosting servers?

You can surely install SSL certificates for multiple domains on our hosting servers due to the SNI technology available on them. SNI technology allows having multiple certificates installed on the same IP address. You can check more details about SNI in this article. If you have hosting with us, you can have unlimited number of […]

SNI technology

The previous version of TLS which we used with all our servers didn’t recognize HTTPS requests that contained a domain name. It only worked correctly only if an IP address was “asked”. Thus, it was a requirement to have a dedicated IP for each domain that used a secured connection.     Now, with the cPanel […]

Why is it beneficial to have a dedicated IP address?

When it comes to hosting a website on a shared server, there is always quite a common controversial issue: Is it necessary to have a dedicated IP address for your website and why, if you just can use a shared one? Using a dedicated IP address provides with certain crucial advantages, but let’s start with […]

What is an SSL certificate and what is it used for?

1. Introduction SSL certificates are used to create an encrypted channel between the client and the server. Transmission of such data as credit card details, account login information, any other sensitive information has to be encrypted to prevent eavesdropping. With an SSL certificate, data is encrypted prior to being transmitted via Internet. Encrypted data can […]