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> hi!
> 
> sorry if this is a FAQ, but I did not find any solutions in the archive, so...
> 

what I found out (maybe others are interested, too):

It seems that Netscape 3.x cannot handle CA-Certificates with more than 
1024 bits. Can anyone ACK this? And... is there a patch (no, not upgrade :-)?


> I am running Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.3.9 OpenSSL/0.9.3a on Linux.
> I installed a X.509v3 - Certificate with a DN of:
> Subject: C=DE, ST=Germany, O=Universitaet Karlsruhe, OU=MicroBIT, 
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> When I try to connect to the server with Netscape 4.x, everything works fine.
> 
> When trying to connect with Netscape 3.x,  a box pops up saying:
> The servers certificate has an invalid signature.
> 
> 
> and my logfile saying:
> [26/Jul/1999 13:35:21] [error] OpenSSL: error:14094412:SSL 
>routines:SSL3_READ_BYTES:sslv3 alert bad certificate [Hint: Subject CN in certificate 
>not server name!?]
> 
> I am sure I followed the settings for mod_ssl and apache correctly.
> older certificates (verisign for example with X509v1) are handled
> correctly.
> 
> I tried the debug-log-mode, but the result is the same (except that it is
> packed in a lot more data :-). I cannot use the extended-logfile-variables
> since no entry is made. I wonder if mod_ssl can give not only the Hint but
> also print out the CN and servername.
> 
> Please help. Further information needed?
> 
> ciao, ralf
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