Re: [cobalt-users] SSL Certificates on Raq3i

[pwc <pwc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:39 08/03/00 +1030, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am trying to setup a signed Certificate on a Cobalt Raq3i, and not
>having much luck. The Cobalt generates and works with a self-signed
>certificate with no problem, but we would like to run a Thawte
>certificate.
>
>Having been burned with certificates before, I used the certificate
>request to generate one of Thawte's test certs, which shows up in the
>Cobalt GUI as exactly that. When the web server tries to run, however, I
>get the error:
>
>[error] OpenSSL: error:14094412:SSL routines:SSL3_READ_BYTES:sslv3 alert
>bad certificate [Hint: Subject CN in certificate not server name!?]
>
>
>in /home/log/httpd/error
>
>The certificate then reverts back to the cobalt self-signed one, which
>obviously isn't what we want. I have tried manually creating
>keys/requests through telnet to generate certificates with the same
>results.
>
>I am reluctant to request a real Thawte certificate without seeing the
>test one work first! Has anyone experienced this before, or used a
>Thawte test on the Cobalt SSL?

Please could you refer me to the procedures to allow you to get so far. I
am really anxious to get Thawte certificates on my raq2 and don't really
know wher to start for fear of getting into the sort of situation as you
describe.

Please help

Peter

Moorland



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