[FX.php List] [OFF] Basic SSL & DNS clarification

[Bob Patin]

One note though: this will NOt work:

https://www.domain.com

will not work with abc.domain.com certificate... it looks at both subdomain and domain, and the top-level domain too (.com, etc.).




On Feb 14, 2013, at 8:56 PM, Bob Patin <bob at patin.com> wrote:

> Actually, assuming your example is what you're going to use, you can use the same cert for both.
> 
> The cert doesn't care about folders; you can use this:
> 
> https://abc.domain.com/apples/index.php
> 
> and also use it for
> 
> https://abc.domain.com/oranges/index.php
> 
> Same cert. 
> 
> I do it all the time, in fact; I have an SSL cert for each of my servers, that clients can then hook into, for example:
> 
> https://ssl7.longtermsolutions.com/joeclient/index.php
> or
> https://ssl7.longtermsolutions.com/susieclient/index.htm
> 
> Same cert...
> 
> If you only want one cert on the server, you don't need to use a 2nd IP address, but I usually do anyway. 
> 
> I HIGHLY recommend rapidssl.com; takes all of 5 minutes max to get your cert. What OS are you using, and what version? I have a couple of tips about setting it up on OS X Server...
> 
> 
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> On Feb 14, 2013, at 7:02 PM, Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all
>> 
>> Just seeking some basic clarification on SSL certs & DNS w/ domains, subdomains, etc.
>> 
>> 1) Given the following two sites:
>> abc.domain.com/apples/
>> abc.domain.com/bananas/
>> 
>> Is it correct that these two sites:
>> a) Can share one SSL cert
>> b) Must be on the same server
>> 
>> 
>> 2) Given the following two sites:
>> apples.domain.com/
>> bananas.domain.com/
>> 
>> Is it correct that these two sites:
>> a) Must each have their own SSL cert
>> b) Can be on the same server or on two different servers
>> 
>> 
>> TIA,
>> -Joel_______________________________________________
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