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Asked: 2026-06-18T04:51:49+00:00

I have a simple question that I should know but I just want to

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I have a simple question that I should know but I just want to make sure.

I want to buy an ssl certificate but when I called them up to order it they asked me if I wanted the certificate for “example.ca” or “www.example.ca”. Not wanting to make a mistake I decided to get clarification from the experts here.

I had not expected this type of question for I believed that they were both virtually identical but after being asked this question I would also like to know in terms of programming if there should be anything else I should know about the difference between the two.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Get the certificate issued for www.example.ca, but make sure the vendor will issue you a certificate that includes the base example.ca domain name as a subject alt name. I know that GoDaddy’s certificates do this, but you can check with other vendors as they probably do the same. Do not pay the extra cash for a SAN (Subject Alt Name) certificates. These are meant for people trying to protect multiple distinct hostnames (e.g. www.example.ca, www.otherexample.ca).

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