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Posted by Brian Komar on May 23, 2007, 7:18 pm
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> Okay, just to make sure I am on the same page as you, let me give a brief
> explanation of what I am doing. I am configuring my Exchange server to use
> OWA with certificate verification. Do I still give the name field the
> fully-qualified domain name or can I give it whatever?
>
> "S. Pidgorny <MVP>" wrote:
>
>> I assume your question is about Web server SSL certificates. The name field
>> (certificate subject) should match fully-qualified domain name of the
>> server, as it is used by the users. I'll give you and example - go to the
>> following two Web sites:
>>
>> https://www.verisign.com
>> https://verisign.com
>>
>> Both are one and the same, serving same content from the same servers. The
>> difference is that you'll get a certificate warning accessing the latter,
>> because the certificate is for www.verisign.com
>>
>> Similar principle applies to other certificate types
>>
>> --
>> Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE
>> -= F1 is the key =-
>>
>> * http://sl.mvps.org * http://msmvps.com/blogs/sp *
>>
>>> What is the typical naming convention when setting up the name field
>>> within
>>> Certificate Authority? I have read a couple articles that inticate the
>>> name
>>> should be the same as the company's web site name. ??? I am not sure if
>>> that is what I want to do. Is it a logical call that CA uses? HELP!!!
>>
>>
>>
If you want errors when you connect, just type in whatever you want. If you
want no errors, then make the subject = the DNS name that users will type
to connect to the OWA sight <G>
Brian
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