{"id":808,"date":"2026-02-12T14:33:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/?page_id=808"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:21:50","slug":"domain-verification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/domain-verification\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 5: Domain verification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Domain registration is used by the DIP to check that messages are being sent from the right address.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the instructions below. 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To understand more about how this step works and why it is needed, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/dip-vetting-and-validation-explained\/\">DIP vetting and validation explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t\t<section class=\"section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"centering small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title\">Links to all onboarding steps <div class=\"small-decoration\"><\/div><\/h2>\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-text\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/step-1-accessing-dip-and-verifying-company-details\/\">Step 1: Accessing DIP and verifying company details<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/step-2-managing-your-companys-users-within-dip\/\">Step 2: Managing your company\u2019s users within DIP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/managing-your-globalsign-account\/\">Step 3: Managing your GlobalSign account as part of DIP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/dip-certificates\/\">Step 4: Managing DIP certificates<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Step 5: Domain verification<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/step-6-creating-a-signing-mtls-or-combined-certificate\/\">Step 6: Creating a Signing\/mTLS certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/managing-your-dip-dcp-identity-information\/\">Step 7: Managing your DIP \/ DCP IDs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/managing-your-dip-message-channels\/\">Step 8: Managing your DIP Message Channels<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<section class=\"section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"centering small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title\">Register and validate your company domain <div class=\"small-decoration\"><\/div><\/h2>\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-text\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Domain Name Server (DNS) is validated as part of the certificate verification step and therefore must be managed by the Market Participant. The DNS can be the Market Participant\u2019s web domain or any other domain associated with the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>The Certificate Admin will need to work with a DNS Admin to complete the domain verification step.<\/p>\n<h3>To register and verify a domain<\/h3>\n<p>Log in to the DIP.<\/p>\n<p>Go to the Certificates tab.\u00a0 In the DOMAIN field, enter the Market Participant\u2019s domain name that is being used for GlobalSign verification and submit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.elexon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30102546\/DIP-GlobalSign-domain-creation-screen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9650 \" src=\"https:\/\/assets.elexon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30102546\/DIP-GlobalSign-domain-creation-screen-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"DIP GlobalSign domain creation screen\" width=\"808\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next screen will ask you to reselect the DOMAIN Name from the dropdown and a TXT Record will appear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>\u00a0that a full stop (.) may appear after the Domain Name \u2013 this is not an issue and you should proceed.<\/p>\n<p>Take note of the \u2018Name\u2019 = \u2018@\u2019 and VALUE details as this is a \u2018txt\u2019 and pass both parts of the information to DNS Admin for them to add into the DNS before proceeding.<\/p>\n<p>The DNS Admin should add the record details into the DNS with the values specified = \u2018@\u2019 and the txt into VALUE.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.elexon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30104815\/DIP-GlobalSign-domain-added-to-DNS-screen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9654 \" src=\"https:\/\/assets.elexon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30104815\/DIP-GlobalSign-domain-added-to-DNS-screen-300x122.jpg\" alt=\"DIP GlobalSign domain added to DNS screen\" width=\"804\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Confirmation that the DNS record has been added can take up to 1hr.<\/p>\n<p>When confirmation is received, the Certificate Admin will need to check the box to confirm the DNS record has been added, and then click on SUBMIT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.elexon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30103933\/DIP-GlobalSign-domain-verification-screen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9652 \" src=\"https:\/\/assets.elexon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30103933\/DIP-GlobalSign-domain-verification-screen-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"DIP GlobalSign domain verification screen\" width=\"805\" height=\"494\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Certificate Admin can check if the verification\u00a0has been successful.<\/p>\n<p>If successful, click \u2018Next\u2019. If the Domain Validation is successful, this DNS entry should not be removed as it is used for renewals.<\/p>\n<p><b>If an error is displayed<\/b>, please seek assistance from the DIP manager via<a href=\"http:\/\/support.elexon.com\/csm\">\u00a0Elexon Support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.elexon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30110804\/DIP-GlobalSign-domain-verification-failure-screen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9657 \" src=\"https:\/\/assets.elexon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30110804\/DIP-GlobalSign-domain-verification-failure-screen-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"DIP GlobalSign domain verification status indicating a failure\" width=\"755\" height=\"536\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>If you verified a domain in SIT or UIT<\/h3>\n<p>If an organisation has verified its domain in a previous environment such as SIT or UIT,\u00a0 the verification is valid for 1 year.\u00a0 If this is the case, the domain details will already appear here. You can select \u2018Next\u2019 on the Domain Creation screen and the domain created will be displayed under the Domain Verification screen as already verified.<span class=\"EOP SCXW19260742 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW229592909 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229592909 BCX0\">Renewing d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229592909 BCX0\">omain verification<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229592909 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229592909 BCX0\">through GlobalSign\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229592909 BCX0\">Atlas\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229592909 BCX0\">portal<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW229592909 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW64272044 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64272044 BCX0\">From the GlobalSign Atlas portal, y<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64272044 BCX0\">ou will need to press Domains on the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64272044 BCX0\">left<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64272044 BCX0\">-hand<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64272044 BCX0\">\u00a0side<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64272044 BCX0\">\u00a0which will\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64272044 BCX0\">open the previously vetted Domains. Select the domain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64272044 BCX0\">, and on the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64272044 BCX0\">right-hand side there is a renew domain button.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW64272044 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11397 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.elexon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/23101716\/DIP-step5-globalsign-renew-screenshot-1024x388.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW192066309 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192066309 BCX0\">A pop-up window will appear. Select the DNS TXT method. Ask your DNS admin to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192066309 BCX0\">add the Domain Verification Code into your DNS record. Press\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW192066309 BCX0\">verify<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192066309 BCX0\">\u00a0via DNS TXT.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW192066309 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11398 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.elexon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/23102015\/DIP-step5-verify-dns-txt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"601\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<section class=\"section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"centering small\">\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-text\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/#\/\">Next step: 6. 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