>> >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.
>> 
>> You mean like this: https://paypal.com ?
>
>Yes, I access to https://abc.mydomain.com and CN=abc.mydomain.com
>
>More details : this server hosts two different name abc.mydomain.com and
>def.mydomain.com, each with different ip ) for https access.
>
>I use <VirtualHost ip-of-abc.mydomain.com:443> and
>VirtualHost<ip-of-def.mydomain.com:443> and these virtual hosts work because
>IE points to the correct DocumentRoot for each name.

What is the reverse-dns for the IP address pointed to by abc (and def)
mydomain.com ?

I've seen Apache take an IP address pointed to by more than one domain
look up the reverse and use whatever that is. For example is you made
a cert for abc, yet def points to the same IP and the reverse says def
then def is what it will use; this will not match abc and you'll get this
error.

Just a guess...

(It's better to use "example.com" for examples, that domain is reserved
for this use. Somebody actually owns and uses "mydomain.com")


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