On Thu, Sep 14, 2000, Chris Pomerantz wrote:
> I know that it's not currently possible to use SSL on name based virtual
> hosts, and maybe this isn't even the right list to post this on, but is
> there anyone working on a solution for this? It's not always easy to get an
> ISP to give you another IP Address. I know IPv6 will probably solve this
> problem, but when is that going to be mainstream? Can this problem be solved
> through firewall (name based masquerading?) software?
Sorry, I do not see why IPv6 would solve this problem. The only real solution
AFAIK is described in RFC 2817 ("Upgrading to TLS Within HTTP/1.1"). The only
problem is that AFAIK no browser supports this - that's why it is still in the
middle and not the top of my TODO list for mod_ssl.
Ralf S. Engelschall
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