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SSL=compulsory use of host's nameservers?
| Posted by kiwipole, 09-09-2011, 09:37 AM | | Is it correct that I must use the hosting company's nameservers in order to have SSL? - I subscribed with a new webhost on the assumption that I can just point my A-record from my existing DNS host (which I wish to keep) to my dedicated IP with them, but they tell me now that it is impossible and I must use their nameservers?
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| Posted by relichost, 09-09-2011, 09:50 AM | | No
You dont have to, as long as you point your DNS at the new Dedicated IP...
Thanks
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| Posted by dazmanultra, 09-09-2011, 09:57 AM | | From their perspective, it means that if they ever need to re-number for any reason, it makes the process a lot more straightforward and with less upheaval if they're in control of the DNS.
You could try explaining to them that you understand that the IP may change in future and that you're willing to take that "risk".
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| Posted by ssfred, 09-09-2011, 10:44 PM | | It is not compulsory to use the hosts DNS servers to make SSL work. As long as the A record and the IP of the site specified in VH entry matches, there won't be any issues. If you manage DNS outside the hosting, you need to modify it for every subdomain creation and for every IP change. So it is recommended to use , hosts DNS servers to avoid these head aches.
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| Posted by kiwipole, 09-09-2011, 11:12 PM | | Thanks for the advice. After I insisted, the host indeed accepted my way.
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