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Scenarios

When users visit your website with an expired certificate, there will be a warning sign displayed; if an API has been called by your domain name, an error will be reported. To avoid business interruption, update your certificate on the console in a timely manner.

Directions

Example 1: External certificate

1. Log in to the WAF Console and select Instance Management -> Domain Name Connection on the left sidebar.
2. On the domain name connection page, select a domain name and click Edit.
3. On the pop-up page, click Reassociate in the web server configurations to display a pop-up window for certificate configuration.
4. In the pop-up window, select "External Certificate" for the certificate type, enter the certificate and private key, and then click Save.

Example 2: Tencent Cloud hosting certificate

1. On the domain name connection page, select a domain name and click Edit.
2. On the pop-up page, click Reassociate in the web server configurations to display a pop-up window for certificate configuration.
3. In the pop-up window, select "Tencent Cloud Hosting Certificate" for the certificate type and then click Save. The SSL certificate will be used.

   Note：

   This method only applies to certificates uploaded for SSL certificate management.

Example 3: One-click configuration

1. Enter the SSL Certificate and click My Certificate.
2. On the pop-up page, select an ID prior to clicking Deploy.
3. In the pop-up window, select "Web Application Firewall" for the deployment type, select a WAF instance, and then click OK.

Certificate Validity Check

You can check the effective and expiration dates of the certificate by accessing the domain name via a browser. If the certificate does not take effect, please contact us for help.