Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 / SSL / virtual site

[Keith Davis <cache@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I've a problem with my cobalt raq4, i've installed only two virtual sites
> now. One of this site has enabled SSL, when i want to enable SSL on the
> second site i get the error message "This IP address is in use as an SSL
> server by another site".
> 
> I thik it must be possible to install more than one virtual sites with SSL
> and using the same ip-address. Doe's anyone know this problem and can help
> me?

Each certificate is specifically tied to the IP address, requiring a
unique IP for each certificate. This is not a Cobalt thing, it is the
nature of SSL. A certificate does more than encrypt the data transfer,
it guarantees the browser that it is connected to the site which is
registered with a Certificate Authority as owning the certificate.
Without basing that guarantee on the unique IP someone could reroute the
transfer to a different server and the browser would be unaware that
they had just given their credit card info to person's unknown and
unknowable. Be forewarned that this means you will also need to buy a
new
cert should you ever move the site to a different IP.

keith