This is both a reminder and clarification of my earlier Important SSL Updates post.

When you place an order with ServerTastic for an SSL certificate we send an invite URL by email. This URL allows you to complete your SSL enrolment directly with the relevant Certificate Authority. Some of you pass this URL on to your customers for them to complete the order.

All invite URL’s now expire 365 days after they were issued. There will be NO REFUNDS OR REPLACEMENTS for expired invite URL’s

This also applies to bulk purchases. If you purchase 10 x RapidSSL certificates (which are currently on offer at $10 a year) then all 10 invite URL’s will expire 365 days after purchase.

(There is one exception to this rule. Any invite URL’s issued after 1 January 2008 but before 23 July 2010 will be replaced if they have expired but not been used. This exception will continue until 14 September 2011.)

This DOES NOT mean your SSL certificate will expire after 365 days. Your SSL certificate will be valid for the full period that you purchased. The certificate validity will also commence on the day you complete the enrolment not the day you purchase the certificate.

For example: You purchase a 2 year certificate. You use the invite URL 30 days later. The certificate is sent to you that day. The certificate will still be valid for 730 days.

If you have any questions or comments please let us know.