Reissuance is the process of generating a new instance of the same certificate. It replaces the existing certificate with a new one, maintaining the same domain and organization validations, but allowing updates such as a new private key or CSR (Certificate Signing Request).
Currently, Certificate Manager only supports reissue for certificates signed by GoDaddy.
When should I reissue a certificate?
Reissue certificates in scenarios such as:
- Installation on a new machine, but loss of the original file.
- Private key compromised (revoke the previous one after reissuance).
- Inability to export the private key from the original server.
- Need for a new CSR to update configurations, without extending validity.
How to reissue a certificate?
See How to reissue GoDaddy certificates for more information on how to reissue a GoDaddy certificate.