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Tech support at 1and1 says 3rd-party certs are &quot;not allowed&quot;. &nbsp;Apparently I will have to test to know if they are blowing smoke or not...
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Tech support at 1and1 says 3rd-party certs are "not allowed".  Apparently I will have to test to know if they are blowing smoke or not...

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I have a domain hosted on 1and1. &nbsp;I control the Domain through a control panel and have FTP access to the server to load my website. &nbsp;If I purchase an SSL certificate from a 3rd-party (e.g. GoDaddy), is it possible for me to install that certificate for my website, or do I need someone at 1and1 to install it for me?
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I have a domain hosted on 1and1.  I control the Domain through a control panel and have FTP access to the server to load my website.  If I purchase an SSL certificate from a 3rd-party (e.g. GoDaddy), is it possible for me to install that certificate for my website, or do I need someone at 1and1 to install it for me?

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