Re: Linux and SSL certificates.

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Am Do, den 21.04.2005 schrieb Aleksandar Milivojevic um 17:41:

> akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > However, under Linux the ipop, imap, etc certificates are in
> > /usr/share/ssl/certs and the https certificate is in a completely
> > different place.

[ ... ]

> If you don't want to change default configuration (don't see any reason 
> why you wouldn't want to do it, but that is your call), just create 
> symbolic links or make copy of the files wherever the application 
> expects the certificate to be.

> Aleksandar Milivojevic <amilivojevic@xxxxxx>    Pollard Banknote Limited

But keep care for the CN setting inside the certificate. If it does not
match your service's hostname the client always will or should complain
with a warning (browser popup, even deny of service is possible [think
OE/Outlook does this with mail]). For multiple CN handling you may have
a look at:

http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/VhostTaskForce

Alexander


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