Sectigo Certificate as a Service (CaaS) for Partners

Future-proof your DV and OV certificate strategy with CaaS subscription model, pay per domain, issue without limits, automate and grow without bounds.

Sectigo CaaS revolutionizes how partners manage and monetize digital certificates

The SSL/TLS certificate market is booming, projected to hit $4.2 billion by 2028. With shorter certificate lifespans like 47-day TLS becoming soon the new norm, managing certificates manually isn't just time-consuming—it's unscalable. But with Sectigo CaaS for Partners, you can turn these challenges into opportunities.

Designed specifically for partners, Sectigo CaaS empowers you to automate certificate management, streamline operations, and deliver seamless, secure experiences for your customers.

Why choose Sectigo CaaS for your business?

With Sectigo CaaS, you can manage up to 12x more certificates without increasing your staff. Whether you’re issuing certificates to customers or managing your own internal operations, our automated platform helps eliminate human error, reduces downtime, and frees your team to focus on what matters most—growing your business.

Key benefits of Sectigo CaaS for Partners

  • Control customer accounts: Get control how your customers issue certificates under your subscription with seamless ACME account oversight and reporting, ensuring control without complexity.
  • Scale up your business: Easily handle the growing demand for SSL/TLS certificates as your customer base expands. Sectigo CaaS is designed to support high volumes without compromising on speed or security.
  • Predictable pricing & increased profits: Move away from the uncertainty of one-off purchases. Our subscription-based model offers predictable costs, helping you plan and grow your revenue.
  • Security and compliance: Mitigate risks associated with expired certificates. Sectigo ensures that all certificates are compliant with the latest industry requirements, including 47-day TLS and postquantum cryptography readiness.
  • Seamless integration: Plug subscription and account management into your existing systems with our flexible ACME Admin API, designed to scale with your business needs.

Get started, see how easy it is

ACME automation guarantees high value and low effort:

  • You manage your subscriptions & ACME accounts with a single admin API endpoint.
  • Your customers just need to setup the ACME client.
  • No more copying or pasting of CSRs, manual validations, email delays, or yearly renewal reminders.
  • Minimal IT resources required.

Built to scale your business

At Sectigo, we understand that no two partners are alike. That’s why CaaS is designed to be flexible and scalable, fitting seamlessly into your business model.

Expand your service offering

Add value by offering automated certificate management as part of your portfolio.

Reduce operational overheads

Let automation do the heavy lifting while your team focuses on customer success.

Enhance customer experience

Deliver faster, more reliable services that keep your customers’ businesses running smoothly.

FAQ

Ready to start

When can we start using the API?
Right away. You just need to have a Sectigo Partner account set up with CaaS enabled. Please contact our Partner Sales team via partners@sectigo.com to assist in set up.

What is the process to set up a Sectigo Partner account?
Please contact our Partner Sales team via partners@sectigo.com to assist in your Partner account setup.

Where will the CaaS API specifications be published?
The CaaS API specifications can be found here: CaaS API Guide.

Pricing

How much does it cost to use CaaS?

CaaS is priced as a yearly or multi-year subscription. The benefit of using CaaS does not significantly increase the current equivalent yearly cost of a certificate.

What is the pricing for DV single, multi, and wildcard certificates?

All listed options are available in CaaS. An unlimited number of single-domain and multi-domain certificates, including wildcard certificates, can be requested for the subscribed domains during the subscription period.

If we have sectigo.com and www.sectigo.com, will we be charged for two FQDNs?

If *.sectigo.com is added to the subscription and then sectigo.com, only a wildcard domain cost will be charged. www.sectigo.com is covered by the wildcard domain.

Compliance

When is the 47-day certificate requirement starting - do we have a date?
47-day SSL/TLS certificates will be the new standard in 2029.

  • March 15, 2026: Maximum certificate lifespan reduced to 200 days
  • March 15, 2027: Further reduction to 100 days
  • March 15, 2029: Final enforcement of the 47-day maximum lifespan

Is this an obligatory change? Will the existing process/API be going away?
The existing APIs and certificate provisioning processes will remain unchanged.

General

Can I get Domain Validated (DV), Organization Validated (OV), and Extended Validation (EV) certificates with Sectigo CaaS?

DV and OV support are available now. Support for EV is not planned.

How does OV validation work?

Support for OV will be added to CaaS soon. An OV certificate request will result in issuing the certificate containing the pre-validated organization details tied to the domain(s) the certificate is requested for, once domain validation is completed.

Does CaaS include Wildcard Certificates?

Yes, the TLS certificates issued through CaaS can include wildcard domains.

What is the process of automation for shared hosting web servers or cloud app services?

Installation and use of an ACME client requires sufficient permissions to install and run the client.

Technical

Does CaaS use DNS authentication, HTTP authentication, or email authentication?
Sectigo supports DNS-based validation method with dns-01 in ACME and HTTP-based method with http-01.

What sort of communication mechanism is required between the client server, where SSL is deployed, and your server?
The communication between ACME client and ACME server is performed in accordance with ACME protocol documented in RFC 8555.

Get started today

Ready to revolutionize your certificate management? Book a personalized demo of Sectigo CaaS and discover how our platform can transform your operations and drive new revenue streams.