API Format domainValidationMethods

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Contents 1 Format specification > domainValidationMethods 2 COMODO. Allowed values for each hostname 3 Examples 3.1 Using PHP class 3.2 Raw XML 4 Symantec. Allowed values for each hostname 5 Examples 5.1 Using PHP class 5.2 Raw XML

Format specification > domainValidationMethods

This parameter is optional and allows you to select a specific method for Domain Validation.

COMODO. Allowed values for each hostname

(a valid approver e-mail address)	This is the default value and will trigger e-mail based domain validation. Use retrieveApproverEmailListSslCertRequest to retrieve a list of accepted values.
dns	This parameter will let the CA validate the domain based on the existence of certain DNS records. See our Knowledge Base for the required DNS records.
http	This parameter will let the CA validate the domain based on the existence of a specific file on the domain's web space (over https://). See our Knowledge Base for the required file name and content.
https	This parameter will let the CA validate the domain based on the existence of a specific file on the domain's web space (over http://). See our Knowledge Base for the required file name and content.

Examples

Using PHP class

array(
  array(
    'hostName' => 'openprovider.nl',
    'method' => 'admin@openprovider.nl'
  ),
  array(
    'hostName' => 'openprovider.be',
    'method' => 'dns'
  ),
  array(
    'hostName' => 'openprovider.eu',
    'method' => 'http'
  ),
  array(
    'hostName' => 'openprovider.com',
    'method' => 'https'
  ),
);

Raw XML

<domainValidationMethods>
  <array>
    <item><hostName>openprovider.nl</hostName><method>admin@openprovider.nl</method></item>
    <item><hostName>openprovider.be</hostName><method>dns</method></item>
    <item><hostName>openprovider.eu</hostName><method>http</method></item>
    <item><hostName>openprovider.com</hostName><method>https</method></item>
  </array>
</domainValidationMethods>

Symantec. Allowed values for each hostname

dns	This parameter will let the CA validate the domain based on the existence of certain DNS records. See our Knowledge Base for the required DNS records.
http/https	This parameter will let the CA validate the domain based on the existence of a specific file on the domain's web space (over https://). See our [TBD] for the required file name and content.
email	Traditional whois email based approval

Examples

Using PHP class

array(
  array(
    'hostName' => 'openprovider.be',
    'method' => 'dns'
  ),
);

Raw XML

<domainValidationMethods>

   <array>
       <item><hostName>openprovider.be</hostName><method>dns</method></item>
   </array>

</domainValidationMethods>