# Https certificate

**URL:** <https://answers.netlify.com/t/https-certificate/25897>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** netlify-dns-https-ssl\
**Created:** [November 7, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/https-certificate/25897 "2020-11-07T04:34:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/https-certificate/25897/1 "2020-11-07T04:34:34Z")

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I’m having problems getting a https certificate for my site. I’ve already pointed the dns to netlify a few days ago and flushed the cache with googles tool.

Site: [realmissionary.com](http://realmissionary.com)

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**Author:** ![luke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/luke/32/39_2.png) [@luke](https://answers.netlify.com/u/luke)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/https-certificate/25897/2 "2020-11-07T14:13:46Z")

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It looks like it the SSL is working when I test. My best guess for the cause of the delay is time to live (TTL) values on the previous DNS records:

> [@\[Support Guide\] Why do DNS / SSL changes take up to 48 hours to propagate? (TTL)](https://answers.netlify.com/t/support-guide-why-do-dns-ssl-changes-take-up-to-48-hours-to-propagate-ttl/9359):
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> Last reviewed by Netlify Support on December 2024 How do time to live (TTL) values affect changes to DNS records? People often ask why the changes to DNS (Domain Name System) records are not taking effect. The answer to this often involves a core mechanism of how DNS functions - the “time to live” (TTL) values for the DNS records themselves. This topic is here to answer those questions! +1! If you’d prefer a TL:DR; in the form of a video, check this out: [[- YouTube] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1shLAb7GqLI) ([Link to…](https://answers.netlify.com/t/support-guide-minimal-downtime-for-a-live-site-dns-migration/141)

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