The domain’s DNS zone does not specify any Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) record. This means that all certificate authorities (CAs) are allowed to issue certificates for this domain.
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Missing SSL CAA Record Security Assessment
CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
Missing SSL CAA Record Vulnerability Information
The domain’s DNS zone does not specify any Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) record. This means that all certificate authorities (CAs) are allowed to issue certificates for this domain. To decrease the risk of rogue certificates, append the CAA settings to the DNS records.
How to Enable Missing SSL CAA Record
To enable CAA, you need to specify the appropriate record in your DNS server. For example, the following records allow only Let’s Encrypt to issue certificates for your domain example.org.
example.org. CAA 0 issue "letsencrypt.org"
A free online tool can help you to generate the correct CAA record: https://sslmate.com/caa/
If you do not have direct access to your DNS server, you need to ask your DNS provider to set this entry for you. Creating the record can be normally done in their configuration interface.
dnsimple
With dnsimple, you can add the CAA record in the web interface. Use the Record editor and add your CA as the provider for your certificate. Further information is found on their website.
