Changelog

This page contains a record of changes made to AutoApplySSL.

Version Description

26.6

Converted the document from .pdf to web format.

v1.66 (March 2026)

Added:

  • A note that continued use of email-based DCV methods is discouraged following CA/Browser Forum Ballot SC‑090.

  • Support for DNS TXT random value DCV method.

Removed the IP Address-based DCV as deprecated.

v1.65 (November 2025)

Added:

  • The request table.

  • The National Competent Authority defined by the ncaIdentifier table.

  • The structure of the personalIdentifier attribute table.

Removed the deprecated saspSessionID parameter.

v1.64 (August 2023)

Changed the isCustomerValidated parameter into optional and set to N by default.

v1.63 (April 2022)

Added the commonName request parameter that is only relevant for single-domain SSL certificates.

v1.62 (February 2022)

Added HTTPS_CSR_HASH value for dcvMethod request parameter.

v1.61 (December 2021)

Added:

  • Support for eIDAS certificates and the new request parameters relevant for these products only.

  • The error codes -83, -120, -121.

v1.60 (December 2021)

Updated the description for domainNames request parameter to explicitly note that the IP addresses are not allowed as domain names and subject alternative names for EV certificates.

v1.59 (September 2021)

Changed the maximum length of companyNumber to 64 characters. Previously it was 25 characters.

v1.58 (July 2021)

Updated Common Name in the resulting certificate if primaryDomainName is omitted for multi-domain certificates.

v1.57 (June 2021)

Added 0 as an allowed value of the maxSubjectCNs parameter for Unified Communications certificates.

Changed the default value of the maxSubjectCNs parameter.

v1.56 (March 2021)

Added:

  • New possible values of the languageName parameter.

  • New possible values of the prioritiseCSRValues parameter.

v1.55 (March 2021)

Added:

  • The ThemaCreationTemplateID parameter.

  • The callBackTemplateID parameter.

  • The languageName parameter.

v1.54 (October 2020)

Removed the P-521 ECC curve option.

v1.53 (October 2020)

Added:

  • The error codes -90, -91.

  • The fixed error message for the error code -16.

v1.52 (September 2020)

Added the disableSWP parameter.

v1.51 (September 2020)

Added the ignoreMasterAccount parameter.

v1.50 (July 2020)

Changed the locality name and state or province name to be optional. The requirement is that at least one of them is provided.

v1.49 (June 2020)

Added a note about truncation of values that exceed parameter’s maximum length.

v1.48 (July 2019)

Added the SectigoSSL OV MDC product.

v1.47 (April 2018)

Added the doAutoOV parameter.

v1.46 (October 2017)

Added the omitAdditionalFQDN parameter.

v1.45 (July 2017)

Added:

  • Additional information added to the CSR parameter allowed values column.

  • The uniqueValue parameter.

  • The IP_ADDRESS_PRE value to the dcvMethod parameter.

v1.44 (July 2016)

Removed the references to SGC products.

v1.43 (April 2015)

Added the dcvTemplateID parameter.

v1.42 (October 2014)

Added the showCertificateState parameter.

v1.41 (March 2014)

Added:

  • The signatureHash parameter.

  • COMODO AMT SSL product range.

Changed CSRs to be able to contain ECC public keys and be signed using ECDSA.

v1.40 (June 2012)

Changed the name of the applicantXXXX parameters into appRepXXXX for an applicant representative.

v1.39 (June 2012)

Added the validationTokens parameter to support DCV of multi-domain SSL certificates.

Changed the dcvEmailAddresses parameter to allow HTTP CSR Hash and CNAME CSR Hash methods.

v1.38 (June 2012)

Updated:

  • The applicant and callback parameters.

  • The product names.

  • The minimum RSA key size.

Added:

  • COMODO SSL DV product range.

  • serverSoftware value 36.

  • The dcvMethod parameter.

v1.37

Added the applicant and callback parameters to support OV callbacks by phone or letter.

v1.36

Added the dcvEmailAddresses parameter to support DCV of multi-domain SSL certificates.

v1.35 (September 2009)

Added:

  • The product code for EV Multi-Domain SSL certificate.

  • dcvEmailAddress parameter for Domain Control Validation of DV SSL and OV SSL certificates.

  • Support of SHA-2/RSA signatures for csr.

Changed O= and C= into optional for csr.

v1.34 (October 2008)

Changed isCustomerValidated into not required to be Y for multi-domain SSL certificates.

v1.33 (January 2008)

Added:

  • The product code for Unified Communications Certificate (UCC).

  • Additional allowed values for 'serverSoftware'.

  • The error code -40.

  • The serverSoftware value 35.

Changed the precise usage of the domainNames, primaryDomainName and maxSubjectCNs parameters.

v1.32

Added:

  • The idaEmailAddress parameter.

  • The idaTelephoneNumber parameter.

  • The idaFaxNumber parameter.

v1.31

Added the businessCategory parameter for EV v1.0.

v1.30

Corrected the maximum length of the primaryDomainName field.

v1.29

Changed the maximum length of the dunsNumber field.

v1.28

Changed:

  • companyNumber into a required parameter for EV SSL and EV SGC SSL orders.

  • dateOfIncorporation into an optional parameter.

v1.27

Added EV SSL and EV SGC SSL products and validation parameters.

v1.26

Added the checkFONIsUnique parameter.

v1.25

Changed the product code for multi-domain SSL certificate.

v1.24

Added the responseFormat parameter.

Changed Unicode in CSRs to be supported in BMP strings and UTF-8 strings.

v1.23

Added:

  • The showCertificateID parameter.

  • The foreignOrderNumber parameter.

v1.22

Added Legacy and SGC Wildcard products.

v1.21

Added Legacy and SGC products.

v1.20

Added the contactEmailAddress parameter.

v1.19

Added:

  • The maxSubjectCNs parameter.

  • The primaryDomainName parameter.

v1.18

Added the serverSoftware values 29 and -32.

v1.17

Added the status code and the error message -35.

Changed the domain names in domainNames to be able to be separated by commas or whitespace. Previously it had to be commas.

v1.16

Added:

  • Support for multi-domain SSL certificates — a new value for the product parameter.

  • The domainNames parameter to support multi-domain SSL certificates.

Changed isCustomerValidated to be Y for multi-domain SSL certificates.

v1.15

Added the organizationName and countryName parameters.

v1.14

Added the saspSessionID parameter.

v1.13

Added the validationEmailAddress parameter.

v1.12

Added the caCertificateID parameter.

Changed the emailAddress parameter to be able to have the value none.

v1.11

Added:

  • The emailAddress parameter.

  • EliteSSL, GoldSSL, PlatinumSSL and GoldSSL Wildcard products.

Changed the error message for the error code -1.

v1.10

Added the prioritiseCSRValues parameter.

Changed the descriptions for address parameters.

v1.09

Added the days parameter.

v1.08

Added Amount Required, which does not include UK VAT if required.

v1.07

Removed:

  • The changes from v1.06.

  • Line 5 has been deprecated in favor of the new CollectSSL call.

Changed:

  • The error code → the status code.

  • Amount Debited → Amount Debited/Required.

Added:

  • The error message for the status code 1 — Successful, Payment Required.

  • The explanation of successful status codes.

v1.06

Changed lines 3, 4, and 5 so that they are not returned when the application is paid directly by credit card instead of using account funds.

v1.05

Added the test parameter.

v1.04

Added:

  • The product parameter — a string of comma-separated integers instead of an integer.

  • TrustLogo and Card Payment TrustLogo products.

v1.03

Changed the dunsNumber into a string parameter rather than an integer.

v1.02

Added:

  • The dunsNumber parameter.

  • The companyNumber parameter.

v1.01

Added:

  • Trial SSL and Intranet SSL products.

  • The error codes and error messages -18 and -19.

v1.00 (July 2019)

Original version.