I think that the common name (CN) is the name of the secure server in which you are going to install the certificate, is a very common misunderstanding, at least, that was what I read at the versisgn site when I was trying to obtain a trial certificate. I hope this help.
Luis randie ursal wrote: > hi, > > sorry for this off the list topic but i really need some > idea. > > when i created my self-signed certificate using keytool to make SSL > available in Tomcat i specify in my certificate information > > ex. > keytool -genkey -dname "CN=Mark Smith, OU=JavaSoft, O=Sun, > L=Cupertino, > S=California, C=US" -alias mark > > but when i access my webserver both through browser and java application > by using "https://carnelian:8443/testApp"; > i got and exception which says that HTTPS hostname is wrong or > certificate > is not the same as site name. > > so i change the "CN" key equal to my hostname (ex."Carnelian"), now it > works...why is this? > > keytool docs says that "CN" could be any valid full name...just like the > example above when i use "Mark Smith". > > is there a way i can specify the certificate information using the full > name instead of the web server hostname?....and access it using https > without getting an exception. > > i'm using Apache Tomcat 4.0, JSSE1.0.3, JDK1.3.1 > > thanks in advance > > randie > > =========================================================================== > > To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff > JSP-INTEREST". > For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST > DIGEST". > Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: > > http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html > http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp > http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp > http://www.jspinsider.com > > =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com
