Thanks a lot.
ST
> In your case it is likely that the two companies share the same certificate
> (of 'theHost'). You can configure apache for having virtual hosts on the
> same real machine for both companies though, ie
>
> https://www.company_a.com/secure_page.html
> https://www.company_b.com/secure_page.html
>
> Both sites could be hosted on machine 'theHost.com'. A drawback is, that if
> you want to use virtual hosts for secure connections, then you would need
> separate IP addresses for these. You can configure 'theHost' to respond to
> multiple IP addresses, and then you have different secure Web sites that
> can use different certificates.
>
> Juergen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S.T. Wong [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 1999 1:51 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Server cert or site cert ?
>
> Hi there,
>
> I'd like to know on a secure server (e.g. running Apache) which provides
> web
> hosting service, how can one distinguish between different companies from
> the
> certificate ? e.g.
>
> Company A's URL: https://www.theHost.com/company_a/secure_page.html
> Company B's URL: https://www.theHost.com/company_b/secure_page.html
>
> Will they use the same server certificate (of the hosting server) or
> they'll
> have their own certificate ? Does my browser know which certificate (the
> web host's server cert, or the company's own cert) to use if it's the later
> case ?
>
> Sorry that it's a bit off-topic. I'm new to X.509 and can't find the
> answer
> from the books on hand. Would anyone please help?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Regards,
> ST Wong
>
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