Multiple SSL Certificates

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Old 07-07-2005
danths
 
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Default Multiple SSL Certificates

Hello,
using apache and mod_ssl, can i configure multiple ssl certificates for
the same host.

e.g. Two DNS entries for the same IP namely www1 and www2 and if I get
two server ssl certificates one for each domain, would that work? If
not what alternatives would you suggest?


/usr/local/apache/bin $ ./httpd -v
Server version: Apache/1.3.12 (Unix)
Server built: Jun 10 2002 15:10:19

Thanks
sd

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Old 07-07-2005
Tero Hänninen
 
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Default Re: Multiple SSL Certificates

On 7 Jul 2005 12:15:16 -0700, danths <danths@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> using apache and mod_ssl, can i configure multiple ssl certificates for
> the same host.
>
> e.g. Two DNS entries for the same IP namely www1 and www2 and if I get
> two server ssl certificates one for each domain, would that work? If
> not what alternatives would you suggest?


No, that would not work with name based virtual hosts.

SSL is established before any HTTP conversation takes place and
since the virtual host name hasn't been transmitted yet (SSL doesn't
provide mechanism for this), the server has no way of knowing which
cert it should use.

Using separate IP's or different ports for all SSL hosts would work.

/Tero
 


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