Answers.Body: <p>There is nothing specific about civi on your question, it is possible to use a wildchar certificate (*.site.com) or one that works for several subdomains.</p>
  
  <p>If you want a simple and free certificate and that isn't offered by your hosting company, I recommend you "let's encrypt".</p>
  
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Body: <p>docs say that CiviCRM does not support shared SSL and "SSL must be installed on your domain not one at a higher level"</p>
  
  <p>What about subdomains?</p>
  
  <p>I have WP installed at site.com and WP with CiviCRM installed at civi.site.com</p>
  
  <p>Do I need to be able to install SSL on civi.site.com or will it work from site.com?</p>
  
Tags: <ssl>
Title: will ssl certificate on main domain work on subdomain
ThreadText: # will ssl certificate on main domain work on subdomain
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-07)
  
  docs say that CiviCRM does not support shared SSL and "SSL must be installed on your domain not one at a higher level"
  
  What about subdomains?
  
  I have WP installed at site.com and WP with CiviCRM installed at civi.site.com
  
  Do I need to be able to install SSL on civi.site.com or will it work from site.com?
  
  **Tags:** ssl
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-07. Score: 2
  
  There is nothing specific about civi on your question, it is possible to use a wildchar certificate (\*.site.com) or one that works for several subdomains.
  
  If you want a simple and free certificate and that isn't offered by your hosting company, I recommend you "let's encrypt".
  
  
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