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Title: Security Certificate HELP
Post by: msilkjr on February 17, 2004, 12:55:47 AM

Every time i view my site it tells me that theres a problem with the Security Certificate it says " The Name on the Security Certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site"

How do i Change the Security Certificate on the sme server

Title: Security Certificate HELP
Post by: gelcube on February 17, 2004, 04:58:42 PM

Hmm, I have a similar problem which occurred when I changed the default domain name of the server.  I'll ask an additional question...is there a way to perhaps RESET the certificate?

Title: Security Certificate HELP
Post by: DanB35 on February 17, 2004, 05:18:46 PM

When you install SME, a self-signed server certificate is created with the name of secure.<domain>.  You have two options--either direct your https links to https://secure.whatever, or create a new server certificate that matches the server name you want to use.  The certs are stored at /home/e-smith/ssl.crt and /home/e-smith/ssl.key.

Title: Security Certificate HELP
Post by: gelcube on February 17, 2004, 05:25:26 PM

Quote from: "DanB35"

When you install SME, a self-signed server certificate is created with the name of secure.<domain>.  You have two options--either direct your https links to https://secure.whatever, or create a new server certificate that matches the server name you want to use.  The certs are stored at /home/e-smith/ssl.crt and /home/e-smith/ssl.key.

That's great, thanks!  But how do you recreate the key and certificate?  Will it be automatically recreated if it's deleted, or is there a command to run?

Title: Security Certificate HELP
Post by: DanB35 on February 17, 2004, 06:08:04 PM

Take a look here:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=19164.0

Title: Security Certificate HELP
Post by: gelcube on February 17, 2004, 06:44:00 PM

Thanks, DanB.  The V-cut site referenced in that thread appears to be down, but another HowTo is here: http://www.chaloner.ca/article.php?story=20020922181652718