On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Wayne Bollinger wrote:

> [warn]  Init: You should not use name-based virtual hosts in conjunction
> with SSL!!
> 
> Apparently, a distinct IP address is needed for every SSL-based virtual
> host.  There's a discussion on this here:
> 
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12130.html

The reason is simple enough to understand. The certificate is presented 
prior to encryption being enabled, and the virtual host being queried is 
not known until the first request headers are sent from client to server, 
and that isn't done until after encryption is already enabled (you want 
the request to be protected in transit).

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