Overview
BIMI SVG CDN hosting means SSL.com stores your BIMI logo at a stable, public HTTPS URL — https://bimi.ssl.com/mc-{ref}.svg — as soon as your Verified Mark Certificate (VMC) or Common Mark Certificate (CMC) is issued. You point your BIMI DNS record at that URL, so you no longer need to host the logo file on your own web server. Key takeaway: every VMC and CMC from SSL.com includes an SSL.com-hosted public URL for your BIMI logo, at no extra cost. Why it matters. Email providers such as Gmail and Yahoo display your logo by downloading it from the HTTPS address in your BIMI DNS record. That file has to stay online, stay unchanged, and match the logo inside your certificate. SSL.com hosting takes care of all three. What you get:- A permanent logo URL on bimi.ssl.com, delivered over HTTPS from a global content delivery network (CDN)
- A hosted copy of your Mark Certificate (PEM file) for the BIMI a= tag
- A hosted logo that exactly matches the logo embedded in your certificate
- Your URLs and a ready-to-publish BIMI DNS record in your SSL.com account and issuance email
- The same URLs after you renew or rekey with the same logo, so your DNS record does not need updating
How BIMI logo hosting works
BIMI needs two files that anyone can download over HTTPS: your logo (named in the l= tag of your BIMI record) and your Mark Certificate (named in the a= tag). SSL.com hosts both under one reference ID that starts with mc-.| File | URL | BIMI tag |
| Logo | https://bimi.ssl.com/mc-{ref}.svg | l= |
| Mark Certificate | https://bimi.ssl.com/mc-{ref}.pem | a= |
- You upload your logo in SVG Tiny Portable/Secure (SVG Tiny PS) format with your VMC or CMC order.
- SSL.com validates your organization and mark, then embeds your logo in the certificate.
- When the certificate is issued, SSL.com publishes your logo and certificate at bimi.ssl.com.
- Your hosted URLs and BIMI DNS record appear in your SSL.com account and in your issuance email.
- You publish the BIMI record in your domain’s DNS, and supporting inboxes start showing your logo.
Requirements
SSL.com hosts the logo for you, but the logo itself must still meet BIMI’s file rules before your certificate can be issued. See VMC Logo File Requirements for full details. What the hosting service provides:| Feature | Details |
| Address | bimi.ssl.com, HTTPS only, IPv4 and IPv6 |
| Access | Public, no login required, so email providers can download your files |
| Delivery | Global CDN for fast, reliable downloads |
| Renewal and rekey | Same URLs while your logo stays the same. A new logo upload gets new URLs |
| Cost | Included with your Mark Certificate |
