Your Free cPanel-signed Hostname SSL Certificate Updated on August 16, 2021 by Christopher Maiorana 1 Minutes, 18 Seconds to Read Issue: cPanel has issued a free SSL certificate for your server’s hostname. Status: SSL will be installed automatically today. Who is impacted? Customers with a VPS/Dedicated hosting plan. You may have received an email from the cPanel team with a subject heading that follows: <em>Your Free cPanel-signed Hostname SSL Certificate</em>. Read further to learn about what this email means and how it affects you. </p> <h2> What Does This Mean? </h2> <p> cPanel has issued a free SSL meant to provide certification for the default hostname of your server. This means you and your child cPanel account users will no longer see the <a href="/support/website/ssl/self-signed-ssl-certificate-warning/">"Self-signed" SSL browser warning</a> when visiting cPanel or WHM. This is a convenient feature expected to eliminate confusion. </p> <p> Here in the Support Center, you can <a href="/support/website/ssl/what-is-ssl-and-why-is-it-important/">learn more about SSL and why it is important</a>. </p> <h2> What Do I Need to Do? </h2> <p> No action is required on the part of any customers. This change will be applied automatically after receipt of the email notification. Quoted from the email: "Your free certificate will renew automatically, less than one week before its expiration date, at no cost to you." </p> <p> If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to leave a comment below. Share this Article CM Christopher Maiorana Content Writer II Christopher Maiorana joined the InMotion community team in 2015 and regularly dispenses tips and tricks in the Support Center, Community Q&A, and the InMotion Hosting Blog. More Articles by Christopher Related Articles How to Configure cPanel in WHM Resetting the cPanel Password in WHM How to Import Email Accounts and Forwarders into cPanel How to Install WHMCS With Softaculous What is your default PHP.ini file? How to Create / Delete an FTP Account in cPanel How to Park a Domain in cPanel How to Permanently Delete Trash in File Manager The Complete Guide to cPanel Backups How to Delete a cPanel in WHM
Hello Sandra, SSL certificates are based on the domain names that you apply to it. If you used a different name, then it should make no difference. For information about using the same domain with two certficates, please see: this post. If you have any further questions or comments, please let us know. Regards, Arnel C.
