Re: [cobalt-security] Self Generated SSL Certificate problem

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

GW> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 20:01:04 -0400
GW> From: Gerald Waugh


GW> > I have a RaQ4i and created a self generated SSL
GW> > certificate. When I try to access the secured site I get an
GW> > error dialog box saying, "There is a problem with the
GW> > site's certificate. The name on the security certificate
GW> > does not match the name on the site."
GW> 
GW> Buy a cert, else put up with it....

Read the message again.  He said non-matching name, not untrusted
root.  (Although I misread at first, too...)

John, make sure the "common name" field matches the site's FQHN.
Once that's fixed, you should get the error to which Gerald
refers. :-)


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