If your cert is www.mycompany.com then you can put it on as many servers as you like so long as DNS resolves to that box with that URL. Just make certain to export the private key.
If your certs is mybox.mycompany.com that cert is ONLY valid for that box. Hope this helps. -Kit >>-----Original Message----- >>From: JM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 2:21 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: IIS5 SSL Certs >> >> >>Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this, but I have had >>such good responses from you guys in the past, I thought that >>someone would be able to help. >> >>We have two IIS5 servers serving identical pages, from >>identical URLs, in a failover capacity. >> >>When applying an SSL cert to a W2000 IIS5 box, I was under >>the impression that you would only have to secure the one >>URL, once. Someone has mentioned to me that I would need two >>certs, one for each box, I dont think so, although it has >>been some time since I done this, and the last time was with >>IIS4. Surely once the Cert has been issued by the CA, and I >>aply it to the box it was generated on, I can then export >>this, and apply it to the other box(es), by using the key >>manager? >> >>I think that the problems only occur if you use the machine >>name as the common name, and of course, I have not. >> >>Can anyone clarify his for me please? >> >>Thanks in advance >> >>JM >>
