Moving to SSL / HTTPS–PART 1

Certificate Authority

For my CA I got DIGICERT (https://www.digicert.com) thru the MVP Program and got the SAN Certificate that can be used on multiple domains. 

A free alternative will be Let’s Encrypt (https://letsencrypt.org/) however you may need to use an Azure Site extension for this. 

I got started with Digicert by signing-up and then do the verifications. For me I was asked with only two requirements:

• I have a currently active government issued photo ID (Suggest you don’t black out the address) that has your name, address and expiration date.
• That you have control or ownership of the domain – They will send a link thru your postmaster emails. Be sure to check if these are active.

admin@<YOURDOMAIN.COM>
administrator@<YOURDOMAIN.COM>
webmaster@<YOURDOMAIN.COM>
hostmaster@<YOURDOMAIN.COM>
postmaster@<YOURDOMAIN.COM>

I must mention that they have a phenomenal customer service and will follow-up thru phone and email on your certificate order and help you on the requirement.

After the verification they will send you an emails confirming the verification. Got a personal email from an Engineer and the automated email. Mine just took a few hours after I did the requirements and I was able to continue with creating a CSR.