Re: [cobalt-developers] Problem with SSL and Thawte on RAQ4r

[Jörg Jan Münter <support@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Stephan,

Am Mittwoch, 20. März 2002 14:23 schrieben Sie:
> Hello  Jörg,
>
> I implement the certificate with the web-interface of the Cobalt.

OK, i also had many problems with that interface, don't know why, but i found 
a way to deal with it. I think this interface simply doesn't work correctly. 

This method helped me out:

1.) enable SSL on that site create a self-signed certificate
2.) log on that machine as root
3.) chdir to the directory containing that web, for example:
cd /home/sites/www.your.ssl.web
4.) in that directory, do "cd certs"
5.) in that dierectory, you will find the files certificate, key and request. 
Backup those files and replace "key" with the private keyfile and 
"certificate" with the public certificate-file of your certificate. 
6.) restart httpd
7.) try it - if all worked you should get a correct SSL-Information if you 
hit the security-information-button of your browser.

We also use only Thawte and it works fine with this method.

> Today I installed all patches from cobalt's site and in a first time
> it seems that it work. For the moment I haven't seen any message.
> So I continue to test my web site to see if it's just chance or if it
> really work.
> Do you believe that patches can resolve this problem ???

sorry ?

> In Cobalt's Hot line, nobody heard for a problem with SSL.

Well, some months Antonio told me that there ARE problems with this. Always 
if i need SSL on a site, i do it that way.

ALWAYS REMEMBER: if you have several Webs with SSL on one Machine you need 
one IP per SSL-encrypted site.

> I hope that patches has corrected the problem and that it's not
> chance.

i don't think there's a problem with patches

> Thank you for you interrest.

You're welcome

> Once again, excuse me for my bad english and I hope that you
> understand all that I said.

i did.

yours
	Jan*