# SSL Validation
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### SSL Validation
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CNAME DNS VALIDATION
Add CNAME Records which are listed in ANS Portal SSL section:
Format:
```
Value.comodoca.com
SSLvalue
```
Example:
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##### Email Validation
Verification email is sent to admin email for domain
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##### File Upload Validation
Validation information needs to be added onto the server in a text file, this needs to be available via the relevant domain.
http(s)://example.com/.well-known/pki-validation/<MD5 Hash>.txt
Example file contents:
6051E0C6B973EBC70926FD060D8EFA298BBDEBAB2ADF0A2CE23A43285A6B96AA
sectigo.com
63c554fc
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