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

["Michael Kovalik" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 17 June 2002 05:58 pm, John wrote:
>> I have a RaQ4i and created a self generated SSL certificate. When I try
>> to access the secured site I get an error dialog box saying, "There is a
>> problem with the site's certificate. The name on the security
>> certificate does not match the name on the site."
>> .

Tuesday, 18 June 2002 10:01, Gerald Waugh wrote:
> Buy a cert, else put up with it....

In reply, Michael Kovalik writes:

Or if you wanted to be tricky about it, you could SSH into the
server and use the copy of OpenSSL to generate a CA certificate.
Then load this CA certificate (public side of course) into your
browser. Then use this CA certificate to sign the certificate
used by Cobalt Admin. This way, your browser can authoritivly
approve the certificates authenticity and you havent had to
shell out any money or install any other software.

For info on how to do this, see the fabo work of the OpenSSL
team at http://www.openssl.org/docs/

PS: Kudos to the OpenSSL team. Ive built an entire Certificate
    Authority just like, if not better (technically) than
    Verisign using OpenSSL and a bit of scripting. Love it...

Regards,

Michael Kovalik - Network Manager
Webdesign105.com Online Solutions