There is information on the Thawte site to say that these are now issued by Verisign. This page http://www.verisign.com/resources/gd/buildEcommerce/certificates.html
Says: £Name-Based Virtual Hosting: An ISP or Web Host provides each hosted customer with a unique domain name, such as customername.isp.com. If the same certificate is used for each domain name, browsers will indicate that the site domain name does not match the common name in the certificate. To solve this problem, a "wildcard" certificate of the form *.isp.com is required to properly serve the multi-hostname configuration without creating browser mismatch error messages. (VeriSign offers wildcard certificates on a case-by-case basis, and they are subject to certain additional licensing terms and conditions. For more information, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED])" This is similar to the position that Thawte had regarding wildcard certificates when we renewed last year. I'll post exact details when I get them. - John Airey, BSc (Jt Hons), CNA, RHCE Internet systems support officer, ITCSD, Royal National Institute of the Blind, Bakewell Road, Peterborough PE2 6XU, Tel.: +44 (0) 1733 375299 Fax: +44 (0) 1733 370848 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I know it sounds cocky, but I honestly believe that one day there'll be a telephone in every Town in America" - Alexander Graham Bell (my paraphrase) > -----Original Message----- > From: Mads Toftum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 16 January 2003 14:18 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Wildcard Certs > > > Wildcard certs have been discussed here on the list recently and > Thawte has been mentioned as the place to buy wildcard certs. > We decided to check and got the following answer: > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > We unfortunately discontinued the wild cards certs about 8 > months ago > and no > > longer issue them. > > > > > You would have to apply for each SSL individually. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > So neither Thawte or Verisign (who own Thawte) issue wildcard certs. > > vh > > Mads Toftum > -- > `Darn it, who spiked my coffee with water?!' - lwall > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org > User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email's content. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the email and any attachments from your system. RNIB has made strenuous efforts to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any viruses which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk ______________________________________________________________________ Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
