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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: Ted on September 23, 2006, 01:19:42 AM

Title: How to create a Certificate
Post by: Ted on September 23, 2006, 01:19:42 AM

My new SME 7.0 server install seems to have created a certificate in its own name.  Now each time my email client connects to it, it pops up with "Security Error: Domain Name Mismatch"  Is there any way to have SME generate a new certificate or two.

Text of error.

You have attempted to establish a connection with "www.mydomain.org".  However, the security certificate presented belongs to "servername.domain.org".  It is possible though unlikely, that someone may be tryin to intercept your communication with this web site.

I can view the certificate and can "OK" it but the next time I start my email client (Mozilla, POP for my wife and IMAP for me) I'll get the same error.

Thanks

Ted

Title: How to create a Certificate
Post by: william_syd on September 23, 2006, 02:54:53 AM

In the wiki (wiki.contribs.org) there are howto about this. You may have to wait for the wiki to come back online.

Search the forum for custom SSL cert.. NickC has a howto hosted off site that will help.

Found it..
Custom Cert (http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/nickcritten/howtos/ssl7.htm)

It will solve one popup for you.

Title: How to create a Certificate
Post by: Smitro on October 08, 2006, 01:22:50 PM

Hi, been searching, but cannot find.

Is there a way you can put multiple domain names in the cert?

for exmple to access webmail some people go to:
www.myserverdomain/webmail
and some just type
myserverdomain/webmail

if I only have one in the certificate, then only one will pass without a problem, the other gives an error.

Title: How to create a Certificate
Post by: william_syd on October 08, 2006, 01:24:41 PM

Try cacert.org and look for wildcard certificates.

Title: How to create a Certificate
Post by: Smitro on October 12, 2006, 02:56:01 PM

So there is no simple way to add a wild card or add more to the section mentioned in the above how to?

Title: How to create a Certificate
Post by: CharlieBrady on October 13, 2006, 01:10:36 AM

Quote from: "Smitro"

So there is no simple way to add a wild card or add more to the section mentioned in the above how to?

No there isn't. I've tried. Full details in the bug tracker.