Choose which SSL certificate you need

First you will choose the type of certificate from the following options:

• Standard https://docs.gandi.net/en/ssl/description/standard.html#standard-certificates
• Pro https://docs.gandi.net/en/ssl/description/professional.html#professional-ssl-certificates
• Business https://docs.gandi.net/en/ssl/description/business.html#business-ssl-certificates

Then you will choose the the size of certificate from the following options:

• Single address
• Several addresses
• Full domain

If you choose to make an address for several addresses you can also choose from the following sizes:

• Up to 3 domains
• Up to 5 domains
• Up to 10 domains
• Up to 20 domains

If you choose a Pro or Business certificate you will also be able to choose the level of warranty you wish to purchase.

Next, you will copy and paste your CSR into the field provided.  

https://docs.gandi.net/en/ssl/common_operations/csr.html#generate-csr

The common name is the domain name you want to secure, see below.

Choose your validation method

Choose the domain validation method (DCV)

https://docs.gandi.net/en/ssl/common_operations/dcv.html#dcv.

When you have finished selecting the options for your certificate you will add it to your shopping cart. You can then finish the checkout process and complete payment to finish generating your SSL certificate.

Complete Extra Steps

Depending on the options you chose, there may be extra steps for you to perform to complete your order. You will receive an email telling you what you need to do. You can also find instructions for these steps by going to the “SSL Certificates” section of your account and clicking on the SSL certificate you just ordered.

You may need to complete steps to validate your domain. https://docs.gandi.net/en/ssl/common_operations/dcv.html#dcv

You may need to provide documents for a pro or business certificate: 

https://docs.gandi.net/en/ssl/documents/pro.html#pro-ssl-documents

https://docs.gandi.net/en/ssl/documents/business.html#ssl-business-documents

What is my Common Name?

The common name is the domain name you wish to secure with your certificate.

 To protect all the subdomains (=Wildcard SSL certificate) add a “ * “ before the adresse separated by a dot: 

 *.example.com