Description: Domain validation is a crucial process in public key infrastructure (PKI) that ensures a user has control over a specific domain name before it can be used with various online services. This process involves verifying domain ownership through methods that may include responding to an email sent to an address associated with the domain, creating a specific DNS record, or uploading a file to the domain’s web server. Domain validation is essential for ensuring security and trust in online communications, as it helps prevent the misuse of domains by malicious actors. By validating a domain, a trust relationship is established between the domain owner and the services that use it, which is especially important in the context of content delivery through distribution networks. This process not only protects data integrity but also ensures that end users can trust they are interacting with the legitimate website and not a malicious imitation.
