Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-11 Thread Greg Keogh
> > Do a “ping” and verify the hostnames are resolving to the correct IP. > > Then hit each http:// and https:// hostname in turn. > You've led me to the answer! I can ping the domain with and without www. IIS is never reached for http requests as nothing is logged for them. I didn't ask my cat

RE: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-11 Thread Ken Schaefer
-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Wednesday, 12 July 2017 12:51 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL Do you have more than one site hosted on your IIS server? Not for the last year. If not, just remove all the Host header

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-11 Thread Greg Keogh
> > Do you have more than one site hosted on your IIS server? > Not for the last year. If not, just remove all the Host header values – you only need an IP + Port > binding – one for HTTP and one for HTTPS > Drats! I tried a some combinations along the lines of your suggestion, but no change in

RE: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-11 Thread Ken Schaefer
July 2017 6:03 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL fwiw i usually redirect http to https I had another bash at this with a fresh mind after reading various articles. I have 2 pairs of site bindings for http and https (www prefix and without). My DNS points both www and without to my

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-11 Thread Greg Keogh
I have Url Rewrite working nicely for other rules. I pasted yours at the top verbatim and it makes no difference. So there is some external problem (DNS I'm guessing) that's causing the "Can't reach this page". My DNS records are hosted at VentraIP and in their management page the two A records loo

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-11 Thread Wallace Turner
do u have url rewrite [1] installed on IIS ? additionally here is my rewrite rule https://{HTTP_HOST}{REQUEST_URI}"; redirectType="Permanent" appendQueryString="false" /> [1]: https://

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-11 Thread Greg Keogh
> > fwiw i usually redirect http to https > I had another bash at this with a fresh mind after reading various articles. I have 2 pairs of site bindings for http and https (www prefix and without). My DNS points both www and without to my IP. I added a redirect rule based upon this one

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-11 Thread Wallace Turner
you run an executable (built for windows or linux) as a scheduled task/cron daily or however often... as for http and https its a cinch eh? just add a binding for both? fwiw i usually redirect http to https [image: Inline image 1] On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Greg Keogh wrote: > Ah, you can

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-10 Thread Greg Keogh
Ah, you can automate the process by running an "agent" (a service?) on your server. I see Comodo also offer a free 90 day certificate. This could be a weekend project to apply to my personal domain. As a side issue ... last time I tried to get IIS on 2012 to allow both http and https to the same d

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-10 Thread Wallace Turner
>It's a shame they only last 90 days that *is* the feature - you set up your server to auto-renew the cert (every 60 days so if theres a problem you have 30 more to sort) so right now on my server i have a scheduled task that checks every day for a renewal. read more here: https://letsencrypt.org

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-10 Thread Greg Keogh
> > is free cheap enough ? > https://letsencrypt.org/ > > b4 you bag it out read the faq > https://letsencrypt.org/docs/faq/ > Quite surprising! It's a shame they only last 90 days I eventually got the truth out of one of the Comodo sales people that the cheapest EV cert was a "Positive EV SSL" (

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-07-10 Thread Wallace Turner
is free cheap enough ? https://letsencrypt.org/ b4 you bag it out read the faq https://letsencrypt.org/docs/faq/ On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 6:22 AM, Greg Keogh wrote: > Why are you using an EV cert? >> > > Because it looks pretty and creates a nice impression. > > I could downgrade to a cheaper

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-06-22 Thread Greg Keogh
> > Why are you using an EV cert? > Because it looks pretty and creates a nice impression. I could downgrade to a cheaper non-EV option, which is my backup plan. I see on their website there's a $117.51 EV option which the sales person never mentioned. Typical product and price confusion. *GK*

Re: [OT] Comodo EV SSL

2017-06-22 Thread David Connors
Why are you using an EV cert? On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 07:55 Greg Keogh wrote: > Folks, I was about to renew a 3rd year of my Comodo EV SSL > cert, but > the $US99/year price in previous years has jumped to $249. A sales person > conf