[cobalt-users] self signed cert doesn't work with macintosh browsers?

[Chris Bell <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

hoping someone can enlighten me as to why this happens or perhaps point me 
in the direction of some information that explains it.

I have a self-signed 40bit cert on my Raq4 which works fine both for the 
admin server and general use (see https://www.blueskyhost.com). In most 
cases the browser will simply prompt you to accept the certificate. However 
I have noticed that my customers who use Macs (being designers and all) 
frequently complain that they can't get access at all. I also had problems 
at home with an old IE4 browser where I would just get errors, but this 
seems to have disappeared lately. Any explanation would be welcome, a 
solution even more so   ; )

Also - I remember some comments as to the particularities of the 
certificate for the main site on the Raq behaving slightly differently due 
to its use for the admin interfaces / control panels. Is there anything I 
need to be careful about when I replace my self-signed certificate with a 
commercial one?

I actually set up links from my root web directory to my customers' sites 
so that they can use my certificate (e.g. 
https://www.blueskyhost.com/customer linking to www.customer.com) - is this 
still acceptably secure? I can't think of any problems with it, but again 
recall reading something about it.

Thanks

Chris Bell
BlueSkyHost.com
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