Do I use subdomain or domain in SSL cert?

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I have a domain called @desk.com . My imap points to mail.desk.com . As I wont afford subdomain certification, should I buy desk.com or mail.desk.com ?

Depends which service you want secured. – Craig Watson Dec 12 '14 at 17:30 — Craig Watson, Dec 12 '14 at 17:30
Or autodiscover.desk.com ? – Lorenz Meyer Dec 12 '14 at 19:20 — Lorenz Meyer, Dec 12 '14 at 19:20

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 12 '14 at 19:43

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Another option is by a wild card cert. These typically cost more, but are much more flexible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcard_certificate

answered Dec 12 '14 at 19:43

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 12 '14 at 19:26

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You buy the certificate for the hostname of the service to which the SSL client will connect.

answered Dec 12 '14 at 19:26

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Do I use subdomain or domain in SSL cert?

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