GeoTrust DV Wildcard Plan + Automate combines the trusted GeoTrust Domain Validated (DV) Wildcard SSL certificate with fully automated certificate lifecycle management, providing a reliable and scalable solution for securing your primary domain and an unlimited number of first-level subdomains through a single certificate.

Unlike a traditional Wildcard SSL certificate, GeoTrust DV Wildcard Plan + Automate automates every stage of the certificate lifecycle, including certificate issuance, domain validation, installation, deployment, and renewal. Once configured, the service continuously manages your certificate in the background, ensuring uninterrupted HTTPS protection across your entire domain infrastructure while eliminating the need for manual renewals.

This product is currently still being implemented. Unlike our other certificates, the service will not be activated immediately after the order is completed, but within the following 24 hours.

What is ACME?

ACME (Automatic Certificate Management Environment) is the industry-standard protocol for automating SSL/TLS certificate management. It enables servers, applications, and automation platforms to communicate securely with the Certificate Authority, allowing certificates to be requested, validated, installed, deployed, and renewed automatically. By eliminating repetitive manual tasks, ACME significantly reduces administrative effort while minimizing the risk of human error.

Why ACME automation matters

The SSL/TLS industry is moving toward progressively shorter certificate validity periods as part of a broader effort to improve Internet security. As certificates require increasingly frequent renewal, manually managing SSL certificates—particularly Wildcard certificates protecting numerous websites, applications, and services—becomes both time-consuming and error-prone.

With ACME automation, your infrastructure continuously monitors certificate validity and renews certificates automatically before they expire. This guarantees uninterrupted HTTPS protection for your domain and all covered subdomains, reduces operational overhead, minimizes the risk of service outages caused by expired certificates, and helps organizations remain compliant with current browser security requirements and industry best practices.

Key features

• Domain Validated (DV) Wildcard certificate securing one domain and unlimited first-level subdomains.
• Fast certificate issuance following domain validation.
• Industry-standard encryption up to 256-bit.
• Fully automated certificate request, validation, installation, deployment, and renewal.
• ACME-compatible for seamless integration with a wide range of web servers, hosting platforms, load balancers, DevOps pipelines, and automation tools.
• Supports DNS-based validation (DNS-01) required for Wildcard certificates.
• Compatible with Apache, NGINX, Microsoft IIS, and many other ACME-enabled environments.
• Automatic certificate renewal before expiration, ensuring continuous HTTPS availability.
• Excellent compatibility with all major browsers, mobile devices, and operating systems.
• GeoTrust Secure Site Seal included.

Why choose GeoTrust DV Wildcard Plan + Automate?

GeoTrust DV Wildcard Plan + Automate is the ideal solution for organizations, hosting providers, IT professionals, and developers who need to secure multiple subdomains while simplifying certificate lifecycle management. By combining the flexibility of a Wildcard SSL certificate with standards-based ACME automation, it eliminates repetitive administrative tasks, reduces operational costs, minimizes the risk of certificate-related downtime, and delivers continuous HTTPS protection for your entire infrastructure.

Whether you need to secure www.example.com, mail.example.com, shop.example.com, api.example.com, or dozens of additional first-level subdomains, GeoTrust DV Wildcard Plan + Automate provides scalable, automated security through a single certificate, allowing you to focus on your business while ACME takes care of the entire certificate lifecycle.