Question: I have requested an SSL certificate from AWS and I opted for DNS validation. Now they are asking me to add a CNAME record to validate. They have provided me the following to be used:

```
Name: xxx.example.com.  [Host field on GoDaddy]
Value: xxx.acm-validations.aws. [Points to field on GoDaddy]
Type: CNAME

```

Now whenever I provide this using GoDaddy DNS interface, it throws an error saying for 'Points to' field:

> 
> Enter either @ or a valid host name such as: `subdomain.example.tld`
> 
> 
> 

Did anyone encounter this issue on GoDaddy DNS entries?

Answer: 
The `Host` field should be filled with xxx (your subdomain) and the `Points To` field with xxx.acm-validations.aws (without dot).
AWS Certificate manager was stuck on pending for me when I configured godaddy. This method worked for me.

```
On AWS when you "request a certificate"
- For domain name enter example.com (www.example.com did not work.)
- click ->next
- select ->DNS validation
- click ->review
- click ->Confirm and request
- before selecting continue, enter information on godaddy.com DNS (below)

My information was similar to:
example.com   _af2e3647196c.example.com. CNAME _15952034958olprtlswtu.acm-validations.aws.

On godaddy.com
- Login to godaddy.com
- In the control panel select ->manage domains
- select the domain name you want to manage ->example.com
- select ->manage DNS (this link was on the bottom of the page)
- select ->Add (this link was on the bottom right of the Records pane)
- enter information
  -- for Type select ->cname
  -- for Host enter: _af2e3647196c
  -- for Points to enter: _15952034958olprtlswtu.acm-validations.aws
  -- click save

- On AWS click ->Continue
Validation was successful in about 2 minutes

```