Re: SSL suppport

If you are a virtual host, you may not be able to use your own certificate
for your clients unless they each have their own IP address.  I know with
our setup (also virtual hosts), most of our clients could use our cert. but
could not set up their own certificate.  You really should be contacting
whoever you are purchasing your hosting from to get a better answer.

Regards,

Heather
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Heather Peel        email:   heather(at)thenetnow.com
The Net Now       website:   http://thenetnow.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: Leland V. Lammert <lvl(at)omnitec.net>
To: Keith Kaste <kkaste(at)hotbot.com>; <hwg-business(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: SSL suppport


> At 03:05 PM 1/3/00 , Keith Kaste wrote:
> >My question is: what arrangements need to be made for SSL to work? If I
am a virtual host and I want my client to be able to offer secure server
services to his/her customers, how do I make that happen? I read something
about a $300 charge or something. Does anyone have some light to shed on
this subject?
>
> SSL 'space' is just like normal web space, only in a 'protected' directory
structure with higher security (supposedly), and visibility by the httpsd
daemon. There is nothing special here, .. but you have two choices:
>
> 1) Use your Host's Cert, which means your SSL server will have their name.
>
> 2) Purchase one or more Certs (from Verisign, et al) so you may have your
'own' servers.
>
> That could be the $300 charge you mentioned, .. but beware that charge is
for *each* cert. We are members of the Thawte HP program, .. which is much
lower cost, but Thawte was recently purchased by Verisign.
>
> Separate issues are a Merchant Account and Transaction Processing.
>
>          Lee
> ============================================
>     Leland V. Lammert                                lvl(at)omnitec.net
>        Chief Scientist                         Omnitec Corporation
>    Network/Internet Consultants              www.omnitec.net
> ============================================
>

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