Topic: https connection error (newbie)

[Nuke]

I have finally taken the plunge to try and put my home server on the net using a dynamic DNS service.

I have tried to turn off all the remote access but have enabled  webmail (via ssl).

I am getting an error when I connect to webmail.

The log indicates that my RSA server certificate CommonName (CN)  does NOT match server name!?

Can someone tell me if I have forgotten something here when I configured the server or if I need to do something manually?

I have added the log entry below.

thanks in advance for your help.
---log---
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:23 01498] [info]  Server: Apache/1.3.20, Interface: mod_ssl/2.8.5, Library: OpenSSL/0.9.6b
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:23 01498] [info]  Init: 1st startup round (still not detached)
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:23 01498] [info]  Init: Initializing OpenSSL library
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:23 01498] [info]  Init: Loading certificate & private key of SSL-aware server www.myserver.dynamicDNS.org:981
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:23 01498] [info]  Init: Loading certificate & private key of SSL-aware server www.myserver.dynamicDNS.org:981
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:23 01498] [info]  Init: Seeding PRNG with 512 bytes of entropy
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:23 01498] [info]  Init: Generating temporary RSA private keys (512/1024 bits)
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:24 01498] [info]  Init: Configuring temporary DH parameters (512/1024 bits)
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [info]  Init: 2nd startup round (already detached)
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [info]  Init: Reinitializing OpenSSL library
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [info]  Init: Seeding PRNG with 512 bytes of entropy
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [info]  Init: Configuring temporary RSA private keys (512/1024 bits)
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [info]  Init: Configuring temporary DH parameters (512/1024 bits)
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [info]  Init: Initializing (virtual) servers for SSL
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [info]  Init: Configuring server www.myserver.dynamicDNS.org:981 for SSL protocol
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [warn]  Init: (www.myserver.dynamicDNS.org:981) RSA server certificate is a CA certificate (BasicConstraints: CA == TRUE !?)
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [warn]  Init: (www.myserver.dynamicDNS.org:981) RSA server certificate CommonName (CN) myserver.dynamicDNS.org' does NOT match server name!?
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [info]  Init: Configuring server www.myserver.dynamicDNS.org:981 for SSL protocol
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [warn]  Init: (www.myserver.dynamicDNS.org:981) RSA server certificate is a CA certificate (BasicConstraints: CA == TRUE !?)
[26/Oct/2002 13:16:25 01499] [warn]  Init: (www.myserver.dynamicDNS.org:981) RSA server certificate CommonName
---end-log---

[Nate]

www.myserver.dynamicDNS.org:981
that is the name of your server right?  virtual domains don't seem to work correctly via ssl(you can ignore the warning)  The other problem is you need to access the webmail without the "www"--just domain name /webmail.

[Nuke]

Yes, is the exact name of the server that I entered into the original configuration.

It is a virtual domain from the dynamicDNS service.  Not a virtual domain from my SME.

What do you mean by "virtual domains don't seem to work correctly via ssl"?  

Do you mean that there a secure link but you still get an error msg?

Thanks for your help.  I will ignore the www part.