Submitted by PCS on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 22:36
Hi
I have purchased a wildcard cert for use on my server.
The issuer asks for a server type.
There are a bunch of options but here are the apache options:
Apache + OpenSSL
Apache + MOD SSL
Apache + Raven
Apache + SSLeay
Apache 2
Apache + ApacheSSL
Which one do I choose?
I am guessing Apache + OpenSSL
Thanks!
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Submitted by andreychek on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 23:06 Comment #1
Howdy -- I've never known how much all that really matters, but I'd go with what you mentioned there, Apache + OpenSSL.
The "Apache + mod_ssl" option would probably also be accurate, but Apache + OpenSSL seems like a good bet :-)
Submitted by PCS on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 23:16 Comment #2
Hiya
I picked that option and got an error. Perhaps the error has nothing to do with the type chosen.
Here is the error:
Invalid Wildcard CSR The CSR provided is invalid to generate a wildcard certificate. Please make sure that you generate a CSR with a Common Name (CN) that starts with '*.' (ex: *.yourdomain.com).
Do I need to do something different when generating the CSR?
Submitted by andreychek on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 23:21 Comment #3
For a wildcard SSL cert, you'd need to make sure that the Server Name (or "CN") field when generating the CSR looks like *.domain.tld.
Submitted by PCS on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 23:28 Comment #4
Thanks - That did it!