During the validity of the certificate you may need to re-issue it for the following reasons:
- You want to setup the website again on the same or different web server and you have lost the private key
The private key is associated with the CSR using which the certificate was generated. So the certificate and private key are linked. You cannot generate a new private key and use the certificate with the new key since the certificate will not work with any other key. Your only option then is to use a new CSR to re-issue the certificate from your Order Details page. Then use the Private key generated with the new CSR to setup the certificate.
- You believe the certificate security has been compromised
Sometimes certificate files such as private key and certificate may fall into the wrong hands either as a result of hacking, local computer access, etc. In such cases it is possible that these files can be used to compromise your website's security. Generate a new CSR - Private key pair and use the new CSR to re-issue the certificate from your Order Details page.
- You believe the certificate has not been issued correctly
Use the same CSR you used to request the original certificate to re-issue the certificate from your Order Details page.