RE: [cobalt-users] SSL Questions

["Drew Nichols" <drew-cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 1)  I understand that I need to buy the SSL upgrade from Cobalt
> and install
> it to my machine.  No problem.
>
> 2)  Will I have any problems using continuing to use PHP in
> conjuction with
> SSL?

You may need to add PHP as a module, but it will work.

> 3)  With name based addressing, I understand that I can't run SSL on the
> strictly name based sites, however, I assume that SSL *will* work on the
> FIRST site that I use for name based hosting (because the first site will
> have an IP address associated with it)?

SSL will work, and securely, on all sites.  But the certificate can only
work "all warm and fuzzy" and with no errors with one domain, as listed on
the cert.

> 4)  I currently own a versign certificate as my site has been on a
> different server and I am currently migrating it to the Cobalt.
> Does that
> mean that I will have to get a new Thawte certificate or can I
> continue to
> use the Verisign Cert? From reading the docs, I got the
> impression that the
> RaQ2's did not work with Verisign.

Your cert will work fine, just be sure to move the key as well.

> Thanks for your help.
>
> Tobe

Drew Nichols
VT Consulting - http://www.vtmall.com

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