diff --git a/backend/src/lib/validator/validate-url.test.ts b/backend/src/lib/validator/validate-url.test.ts
index 3ed5cb446..2f0f6d734 100644
--- a/backend/src/lib/validator/validate-url.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/lib/validator/validate-url.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { isFQDN } from "./validate-url";
+import { isURL } from "./validate-url";
 
 describe("isFQDN", () => {
   test("Non wildcard", () => {
@@ -13,3 +14,46 @@ describe("isFQDN", () => {
     expect(isFQDN("*.example.com")).toBeFalsy();
   });
 });
+
+
+describe("isURL", () => {
+  test("Valid HTTPS URL with subdomain", () => {
+    expect(isURL("https://sub.domain.example.com")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("Valid IPv6 host", () => {
+    expect(isURL("http://[2001:db8::1]")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("Valid URL with query and fragment", () => {
+    expect(isURL("https://example.com/path?query=value#fragment")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("Fails on missing protocol when required", () => {
+    expect(isURL("example.com")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("Fails on invalid protocol", () => {
+    expect(isURL("abcd://example.com")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("Fails on malformed IPv6 (missing brackets)", () => {
+    expect(isURL("http://2001:db8::1")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("Fails on non-numeric port", () => {
+    expect(isURL("http://example.com:abc")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("Fails on port out of range", () => {
+    expect(isURL("http://example.com:70000")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("Fails on space in URL", () => {
+    expect(isURL("http://exa mple.com")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("Fails protocol-relative URL", () => {
+    expect(isURL("//example.com")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/lib/validator/validate-url.ts b/backend/src/lib/validator/validate-url.ts
index a4c07b37d..7f7659166 100644
--- a/backend/src/lib/validator/validate-url.ts
+++ b/backend/src/lib/validator/validate-url.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import dns from "node:dns/promises";
 
-import { isIPv4 } from "net";
+import { isIP, isIPv4 } from "net";
 import RE2 from "re2";
 
 import { getConfig } from "@app/lib/config/env";
@@ -133,3 +133,114 @@ export const isFQDN = (str: string, options: FQDNOptions = {}): boolean => {
     return true;
   });
 };
+
+type URLValidationOptions = {
+  protocols?: string[];
+  require_tld?: boolean;
+  require_protocol?: boolean;
+  require_host?: boolean;
+  require_port?: boolean;
+  require_valid_protocol?: boolean;
+  allow_underscores?: boolean;
+  allow_trailing_dot?: boolean;
+  allow_protocol_relative_urls?: boolean;
+  validate_length?: boolean;
+  max_allowed_length?: number;
+  disallow_auth?: boolean;
+};
+
+const defaultUrlOptions: URLValidationOptions = {
+  protocols: ["http", "https", "ftp"],
+  require_tld: true,
+  require_protocol: true,
+  require_host: true,
+  require_port: false,
+  require_valid_protocol: true,
+  allow_underscores: false,
+  allow_trailing_dot: false,
+  allow_protocol_relative_urls: false,
+  validate_length: true,
+  max_allowed_length: 2084
+};
+
+// credits: https://github.com/validatorjs/validator.js/blob/f5da7fb6ed59b94695e6fcb2e970c80029509919/src/lib/isURL.js
+export const isURL = (str: string, options: URLValidationOptions = {}): boolean => {
+  if (typeof str !== "string") {
+    throw new TypeError("Expected a string");
+  }
+
+  const opts = { ...defaultUrlOptions, ...options };
+
+  if (!str || new RE2(/[\s<>]/).test(str)) return false; // Invalid chars like space, < >
+
+  if (opts.validate_length && str.length > opts.max_allowed_length!) return false; // URL too long
+
+  let protocol: string | undefined;
+  let host: string = "";
+  let hostname: string;
+  let port: number | undefined;
+  let portStr: string | undefined;
+  let urlWithoutAuth: string;
+
+  let split = str.split("#");
+  urlWithoutAuth = split.shift()!;
+
+  split = urlWithoutAuth.split("?");
+  urlWithoutAuth = split.shift()!;
+
+  split = urlWithoutAuth.split("://");
+  if (split.length > 1) {
+    protocol = split.shift()!.toLowerCase();
+    if (opts.require_valid_protocol && !opts.protocols!.includes(protocol)) return false; // Unsupported protocol
+  } else if (opts.require_protocol) return false; // Protocol required but missing
+  else if (urlWithoutAuth.startsWith("//")) {
+    if (!opts.allow_protocol_relative_urls) return false; // Protocol-relative not allowed
+    urlWithoutAuth = urlWithoutAuth.slice(2);
+  }
+
+  urlWithoutAuth = split.join("://");
+
+  if (!urlWithoutAuth && !opts.require_host) return true;
+
+  split = urlWithoutAuth.split("/");
+  const authority = split.shift()!;
+  const authorityParts = authority.split("@");
+
+  if (authorityParts.length > 1) {
+    if (opts.disallow_auth) return false; // Auth info not allowed
+    const auth = authorityParts.shift()!;
+    if (!auth || (auth.includes(":") && auth.split(":").length > 2)) return false; // Malformed auth
+  }
+
+  hostname = authorityParts.join("@");
+
+  const ipv6Match = hostname.match(/^\[([^\]]+)\](?::([0-9]+))?$/);
+  if (ipv6Match) {
+    host = ipv6Match[1];
+    portStr = ipv6Match[2];
+  } else {
+    const hostSplit = hostname.split(":");
+    host = hostSplit.shift()!;
+    portStr = hostSplit.length > 0 ? hostSplit.join(":") : undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (portStr !== undefined) {
+    if (!/^[0-9]+$/.test(portStr)) return false; // Port must be numeric
+    port = parseInt(portStr, 10);
+    if (port <= 0 || port > 65535) return false; // Port out of range
+  } else if (opts.require_port) return false; // Port required but missing
+
+  if (!host && opts.require_host) return false; // Host required but missing
+
+  const isHostValid =
+    isIP(host) ||
+    isFQDN(host, {
+      require_tld: opts.require_tld,
+      allow_underscores: opts.allow_underscores,
+      allow_trailing_dot: opts.allow_trailing_dot
+    });
+    
+  if (!isHostValid) return false; // Invalid host format
+
+  return true;
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/services/certificate-authority/certificate-authority-validators.ts b/backend/src/services/certificate-authority/certificate-authority-validators.ts
index fab62ddbf..3840bd61e 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/certificate-authority/certificate-authority-validators.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/certificate-authority/certificate-authority-validators.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 
 import { isValidIp } from "@app/lib/ip";
-import { isFQDN } from "@app/lib/validator/validate-url";
+import { isFQDN, isURL } from "@app/lib/validator/validate-url";
 
 const isValidDate = (dateString: string) => {
   const date = new Date(dateString);
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const validateAltNameField = z
   .trim()
   .refine(
     (name) => {
-      return isFQDN(name, { allow_wildcard: true }) || z.string().email().safeParse(name).success || isValidIp(name);
+      return isFQDN(name, { allow_wildcard: true }) || isURL(name) || z.string().email().safeParse(name).success || isValidIp(name);
     },
     {
       message: "SAN must be a valid hostname, email address, or IP address"
diff --git a/backend/src/services/certificate-authority/internal/internal-certificate-authority-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/certificate-authority/internal/internal-certificate-authority-fns.ts
index 80d2842fa..7d6b49af5 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/certificate-authority/internal/internal-certificate-authority-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/certificate-authority/internal/internal-certificate-authority-fns.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import { getConfig } from "@app/lib/config/env";
 import { crypto } from "@app/lib/crypto/cryptography";
 import { BadRequestError } from "@app/lib/errors";
 import { ms } from "@app/lib/ms";
-import { isFQDN } from "@app/lib/validator/validate-url";
+import { isFQDN, isURL } from "@app/lib/validator/validate-url";
+import { isIP } from "net";
 import { TCertificateBodyDALFactory } from "@app/services/certificate/certificate-body-dal";
 import { TCertificateDALFactory } from "@app/services/certificate/certificate-dal";
 import { TCertificateSecretDALFactory } from "@app/services/certificate/certificate-secret-dal";
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ export const InternalCertificateAuthorityFns = ({
       extensions.push(extendedKeyUsagesExtension);
     }
 
-    let altNamesArray: { type: "email" | "dns"; value: string }[] = [];
+    let altNamesArray: { type: "email" | "dns" | "ip" | "url"; value: string }[] = [];
 
     if (subscriber.subjectAlternativeNames?.length) {
       altNamesArray = subscriber.subjectAlternativeNames.map((altName) => {
@@ -160,6 +161,14 @@ export const InternalCertificateAuthorityFns = ({
           return { type: "email", value: altName };
         }
 
+        if(isURL(altName)) {
+          return { type: "url", value: altName };
+        }
+
+        if (isIP(altName)) {
+          return { type: "ip", value: altName };
+        }
+
         if (isFQDN(altName, { allow_wildcard: true })) {
           return { type: "dns", value: altName };
         }
@@ -418,7 +427,7 @@ export const InternalCertificateAuthorityFns = ({
       );
     }
 
-    let altNamesArray: { type: "email" | "dns"; value: string }[] = [];
+    let altNamesArray: { type: "email" | "dns" | "ip" | "url"; value: string }[] = [];
 
     if (altNames) {
       altNamesArray = altNames.split(",").map((altName) => {
@@ -430,6 +439,14 @@ export const InternalCertificateAuthorityFns = ({
           return { type: "dns", value: altName };
         }
 
+        if(isURL(altName)) {
+          return { type: "url", value: altName };
+        }
+
+        if (isIP(altName)) {
+          return { type: "ip", value: altName };
+        }
+
         throw new BadRequestError({ message: `Invalid SAN entry: ${altName}` });
       });