There are two applications where you can validate a domain: Domain Validation Manager (DOM) and Property Manager (PM). You can choose which of them better suits your needs.

Validation in Property Manager

In Property Manager, the information needed to perform domain validation is provided when you add a new property hostname. You can do everything in PM as you add the hostname, without having to switch to a separate DOM application. However, you need to complete the validation before activating the version. While this check won't be enforced for all customers at launch, domain validation will eventually become mandatory, and failure to complete it will result in blocked activations.

Read how to validate a domain in PM.

Validation in DOM

Another method available for domain validation is through the Domain Ownership Manager application. The application is independent from Property Manager and allows you to pre-emptively complete the validation process. This saves you time, because later, you don’t have to wait for validation completion in PM. In DOM, you can also view a list of all domains with their validation status and perform other operations to manage your domains:

• Immediately validate domains in a Pending status.
• Invalidate a domain.
• Delete domain ownership.

See how to validate a domain in DOM.

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Your access to the operations in DOM depends on your assigned user permissions. If you have read-only access, you can see a list of domains and monitor their status, but you don’t see the action buttons. If you have write permissions, you can submit a domain for validation. If you have delete permissions, you can invalidate and delete domains.

Workflow overview

In both PM and DOM, domain validation follows the same workflow. It starts when you submit a domain for validation. Each domain gets a validation token and you need to complete the validation process in that timeframe. Once the token expires, the domain is marked as expired and deleted automatically. You can submit the domain again to generate a new token and validate the domain.

There are various validation scopes and methods you can use for your domains. The validation process is happening in the background and you can monitor its current status in the UI.

Once a validation is completed, it doesn’t expire and you don’t need to revalidate it.