# Let's encrypt validation without having certificate

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/lets-encrypt-validation-without-having-certificate/125652>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [June 13, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/lets-encrypt-validation-without-having-certificate/125652 "2020-06-13T12:51:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/lets-encrypt-validation-without-having-certificate/125652/11 "2020-06-14T09:18:10Z")

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> [@Ionelxyz](#):
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> How can i stop this validation process, since i am not using Lets encrypt?

Try putting a kind CAA record into your DNS, which disallows Let's Encrypt CA to issue certificate for your domain. The boulder will stop fireing challenge URLs to your host.

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