{"id":24842,"date":"2026-07-03T11:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=24842"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:45:12","slug":"caa-record","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/en\/kb\/caa-record\/","title":{"rendered":"CAA Record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For experienced users<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>CAA record<\/strong> (Certification Authority Authorization) identifies which certificate authority (CA) can issue SSL certificates for your domain. <strong>CAA records<\/strong> let you set rules for your entire domain or specific subdomains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAA records let you control which CAs can issue certificates for your domain. A certificate authority (CA) is an organization authorized to issue SSL certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can be notified if someone requests a certificate from an unauthorized CA. Without a CAA record, any CA can issue an SSL certificate for your domain. Once you create a CAA record, only the CA you specify can issue the certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is a CAA record structured?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A CAA record consists of these parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Domain<\/strong> \u2013 Leave this field empty to apply to your root domain. If you enter a subdomain, it applies only to that specific subdomain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CA identifier<\/strong> \u2013 The identifier of the certificate authority authorized to issue certificates for your domain. This can be the CA&#8217;s name (for example letsencrypt.org) or an email or web address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flags<\/strong> \u2013 This parameter defines how critical the record is. The number is always determined by the certificate authority.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tag<\/strong> \u2013 Defines the properties of the CAA record.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TTL<\/strong> \u2013 This value determines how long ISP servers remember the DNS setting. Time is specified in seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_iwW020ejbL.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_iwW020ejbL.png 683w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_iwW020ejbL-50x35.png 50w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_iwW020ejbL-60x42.png 60w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/chrome_iwW020ejbL-100x71.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After you&#8217;ve entered the required information, click <strong>Create<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For experienced users A CAA record (Certification Authority Authorization) identifies which certificate authority (CA) can issue SSL certificates for your domain. 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