Does it matter which servers the domain points to when issuing an SSL

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Good day,

Kindly ask you to advise does it matter which servers the domain points to when issuing an SSL?
The primary domain has been moved to a separate server. The third-level domain remains in its original location and requires SSL.

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@Nadezhda, welcome to the community! :slightly_smiling_face:

When validating the domain with HTTP-01 challenge type, the challenge validation must start on the server where the domain is pointing to. It is possible to redirect the challenge URL to different server, the validation process follows the redirect. With DNS-01 challenge type, it does not matter where the domain points, in fact, there is no even requirement for address record in the DNS.

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I think OP means they want a certificate for foo.bar.example.com, which has remained the same, but example.com (unrelated to the cert) has moved to a different server.

That said, OP isn't providing us with much info, so above is just my interpretation :man_shrugging:

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