SSL certificate still pending

[susansavad]

website: susansavad.com

I have a free account and am using the InfinityFree nameservers.

On Monday Feb 19th I applied for an SSL certificate here on the InfinityFree website and pressed the “Request Certificate” button.

I have just looked and I still see:

SSL Certificates for susansavad.com
Let’s Encrypt Pending

Does anyone know what else do I need to do to have the SSL certificate put onto my website

Thanks.

Susan Savad

[KangJL]

@susansavad

Does anyone know what else do I need to do to have the SSL certificate put onto my website

This

How to install an SSL certificate

In order to get a padlock in the address bar in your website, you need to install an SSL certificate on your website. This article describes how to do that. If you would rather watch a video, scroll down to the bottom of this article. Installing an SSL certificate The first step to install an SSL certificate is of course to get the SSL certificate. You will need to get your SSL certificate from a certificate vendor of your choice. InfinityFree also provides free SSL certificates in the client …

and this

How to force all traffic to HTTPS

After you’ve enabled SSL for your website, you’ll probably want to redirect all traffic on your website to the https version of your site. There are multiple ways to do that. Let’s compare some commonly used ways. Using script configuration Some scripts (including Wordpress) have a setting which allows you to set your website URL. By changing this URL from http://example.com to https://example.com, the script will probably redirect visitors to the https version of your site. Even if your script…

[Admin]

@susansavad

On Monday Feb 19th I applied for an SSL certificate here on the InfinityFree website and pressed the “Request Certificate” button.

Can you please click it again?

It should only be needed once, but it’s possible something went wrong somewhere and your order didn’t actually get submitted properly.

Once you click it, it should be replaced with a loading bar, and you should have the certificate within a few minutes.

[susansavad]

Thanks, that worked.

One other thing. My new certificate says that it expires 2024-05-23 UTC. I thought SSL certificates lasted a year.

Thanks for the information.

Susan Savad

[Admin]

@susansavad

One other thing. My new certificate says that it expires 2024-05-23 UTC. I thought SSL certificates lasted a year.

Free SSL certificates from almost all providers are only valid for three months. Sometimes that’s a security feature, sometimes it’s because free certificates are considered “trial certificates”.

Certificates that are valid for a full year still exist, but in my experience you typically have to purchase them.

Technically, SSL certificates can have any validity, but SSL certificates issued by recognized SSL providers cannot be longer than 13 months. Any validity shorter than that is considered valid.

[susansavad]

Thanks. I just wanted to make sure that this was correct.

Susan