> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dr. > Stephen Henson > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:08 PM > To: openssl-users@openssl.org > Subject: Re: Field CN and the certificates > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2005, Vu Pham wrote: > > > > > I use openssl to build a self-signed certificate for my web > server. I > > imported the CA cert to my PC already. > > When I open the web server, IE says the certificate is from > a trusted > > CA as expected, the security certificate is valid, but it says the > > name is invalid. > > > > I view the certificate and the CN name matches the web server name. > > > > I think the requirement is CN matches the server name, is it right ? > > > > It should match the hostname in the URL it is accessed as.
Yes, it does. Vu ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
