Re: Renew SSL for subdomain website question

[Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

No.  All of my domains are registered at GoDaddy but are secured by 
LetsEncrypt.  Unless I am misunderstanding your question, having a 
domain registered by one registrar but secured by a certificate from 
another registrar will not be an issue.  Just keep track of the where it 
is actually registered...you'll usually need access to DNS at the 
registrar with subdomain record to validate the certificate renewal.  
But the issuing CA really doesn't care where the domain is registered.

Pete Helgren
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On 4/23/2026 3:17 PM, Jim Franz wrote:
> V7R5 server uses Apache http server to host a subdomain (orders.xyz.zom)
> and has a cert for ssl on the site.
> Corporate moved the domain registration (xyz.com - but not the subdomain
> ssl) to a different registrar (cheaper..). Never even knew there was a
> change.
> Now subdomain ssl cert needs to be rekeyed (2 yr but renewed each yr). It
> is still with original registrar (GO DADDY)
> As usual i can generate the CSR (request) in the IBM Admin pages, but will
> there be any problem when going to apply - ssl with one registrar, main
> domain with another.
> Site name for both subdomain and domain did not change.
> There is no test system.
> The network win guys think should be no problem but google ai seems to
> always show same registrar examples . .
>
> Jim Franz