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What to do when the AutoSSL certificate expired in cPanel?

Before a certificate from an AutoSSL provider expires, the provider may hold off on replacing the certificate for a predetermined period of time. Rate limits force AutoSSL to give new certificates precedence over renewed certificates. When a certificate from cPanel, L.L.C. expires within 15 days, AutoSSL tries to renew it.

Let’s look into some of the ways to acquire the SSL certificate along with the steps to manually renew it when it expires.

AutoSSL certificate providers

1. cPanel Provider: The cPanel provider is the default autoSSL provider. It is available with the cPanel & WHM license for free.

2. Let’s Encrypt plugin: The Let’s Encrypt AutoSSL plugin is available. We can choose Let’s Encrypt as a provider. However, it only gives a maximum of five certificates per week to a given range of domains. Let’s Encrypt then disables all future certificates for that collection of domains.

Renewal Steps

1. Manual Renewal

1. Access cPanel as a user.

2. Go to cPanel’s SSL/TLS Status interface, cPanel » Security » SSL/TLS Status.

3. Choose Run AutoSSL.

2. Manual Renewal before the cancellation

1. Open cPanel and log in as the user.

2. Go to the Manage SSL Sites interface of cPanel by selecting cPanel » Security » SSL/TLS » Manage SSL Sites.

3. Remove the problematic certificate.

4. Go to the SSL/TLS Status page on cPanel by selecting cPanel » Security » SSL/TLS Status.

5. Choosing Run AutoSSL.

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Conclusion

To conclude, a free SSL certificate substitute is AutoSSL. The article provides a detailed explanation of the AutoSSL providers for cPanel along with the steps to take when the AutoSSL certificate expired in cPanel.