> you could configure your DNS to point a bunch of hostnames > to a single IP address using CNAME records.
So using CNAME's would take the place of relying on host headers? And, if so, since I wouldn't be using host headers I could put multiple SSL sites, each with their own IP on the same server? And, SSL traffic would be light, at least at first (hope this is an app and service I can sell...) so I shouldn't need any SSL hardware acceleration. -----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:50 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: SSL Certificates > So, I can host non-SSL sites with host headers on the same IP, but > would need a separate IP for any site that requires an SSL Cert. Yes. If you wanted to have a bunch of hostnames pointing to this IP, that would work fine, since you don't care whether the hostname matches what's in the certificate if it's self-signed. You wouldn't configure those hostnames using host headers in IIS, but you could configure your DNS to point a bunch of hostnames to a single IP address using CNAME records. > Can both SSL and non-SSL host header sites run on the same server > hardware and software? > Could I run this on the same hardware and software if I put in a > separate NIC card in the same server for the other IP? You can bind multiple IP addresses to a single NIC, you know. You shouldn't need any additional hardware, although if you're using SSL very heavily you might want SSL hardware acceleration functionality. 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:249189 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
