{"id":46713,"date":"2017-10-30T13:31:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T18:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/?p=46713"},"modified":"2017-10-30T13:31:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T18:31:51","slug":"new-ssl-notifications-in-v68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devel.www.cpanel.net\/blog\/products\/new-ssl-notifications-in-v68\/","title":{"rendered":"New SSL Notifications in v68"},"content":{"rendered":"

AutoSSL is indisputably one of the best parts of cPanel & WHM. We have continued to improve and expand the functionality of AutoSSL since we\u00a0introduced it in version 58<\/a>, and version 68 includes some very specific improvements we want to talk about.<\/p>\n

Building the best experience<\/h2>\n

Much of our work with AutoSSL has been on improving the DCV (Domain Control Validation) process and success rates. While most of the work has been behind-the-scenes and not something that is easily outwardly noticed, there are a couple things we can point to. The most obvious improvements were when we added the\u00a0DCV global exclude<\/a>\u00a0to alleviate the .htaccess edits that were required, and\u00a0adjusted the folder that was being used for the validation<\/a>. We’ve worked hand-in-hand with the team over at Comodo to make the domain validation process faster and more secure.<\/p>\n

We’ve also added features like allowing cPanel users to\u00a0define which domains are secured by AutoSSL<\/a>\u00a0in version 66, and giving those users the ability to trigger their own AutoSSL run in version 68.<\/p>\n

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New Notifications<\/h2>\n

One thing that we held off on intentionally was notifications around AutoSSL.\u00a0Automated notifications are one of the best ways for an administrator to be notified of a potential problem on a server, but being notified of the problem typically also means that you will want to respond to it<\/span>. We avoid enabling notifications unless we think it is absolutely necessary, because notifications often cause an increase in support interactions, both for us and for our\u00a0partners<\/a>. In version 68 we added numerous new notifications around SSLs and SSL renewals, to help ensure that websites are being secured the best possible way. Let’s go through them.<\/p>\n

As of v68 new and upgraded systems will default to automatically sending hosting providers and cPanel users notifications about the status of their existing SSL certificates, whether they are issued through AutoSSL or were purchased and installed outside of AutoSSL. The full list of notifications that we’ve added in version 68 is below.<\/p>\n

Webhosting providers will receive the following notifications:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n