> Is is possible to transfer a security cert issued by a > certifying authority such as GeoTrust from one host to > another? From what I can gather, it's not possible because > the CSR and private key are specific to the host they're > generated by, and these are used by the certifying authority > to generate the public cert. But, I'm not sure I have a full > grasp on how it all works. > Here's my understanding: > > - Generate CSR and private key at the host > - Send private key to certifying authority > - Purchase cert, certifying authority issues public > certificate based on private key > - I install public certificate at my host, all three > components must be > there: CSR, Private Key, Public cert > > Do I have this correct or am I missing something there.
I know that, at least with IIS, you can pretty easily migrate certs from one server to another, as long as you still have the CSR on the server. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248541 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
