Stage 1: Letter with a TXT record Within 2-3 hours after ordering an SSL certificate, a letter with a TXT record is sent to the contact email specified when ordering. If you ordered a free SSL certificate with a hosting service, a letter will be sent to the contact e-mail of the owner of the hosting service; If you ordered a free SSL certificate with a domain, a letter will be sent to the contact e-mail of the domain administrator. For AlphaSSL and DomainSSL, the TXT record looks like this: _globalsign-domain verification=[UNIQUECODE] Instead of [UNIQUECODE], enter a unique code. It will come in a letter. For TCI GOST and TCI ECDSA, the TXT record has the following form: tci-dcv=[UNIQUE CODE] Instead of [UNIQUECODE], enter a unique code. It will come in a letter. Example of a letter with a TXT record: