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Certificates with Multiple SANs entries may break ISA Server Web Publishing
The ISA Server 2004 Acceleration server does not support the Subject Alternative Names (SANs) attribute in SSL certificates, the Common Name of the certificate installed on the server must match the published name of the domain. However, as long as you have ISA Service Pack 1 installed ISA Server 2006 will function correctly.
Click Here for ISA Service Pack 1
If ISA Service Pack 1 is not installed the client may receive the "Error Code 500 Internal Server Error" error message when they try to visit a web page that you have published using ISA Server 2004 or ISA Server 2006.
For more info please visit http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc302619.aspx
CodeSign or PersonalSign with Vista and IE7?
If you are using Vista and Internet Explorer 7 to request a Code Signing certificate or a PersonalSign certificate you MUST make several amendments to the security settings in your Browsers options due to the extra security settings in Windows Vista. Click here before going any further!
Microsoft Exchange 2007
Microsoft's latest version of the popular Exchange mail server, Exchange 2007 requires SSL with Subject Alternative Names (SANs) to enable a secure external connection to Outlook Web Access (OWA). Click here for a complete guide to generating your CSR, installing your SSL and Intermediate certificates and exporting the SSL certificate with its private key to secure location.
Debian's Encryption
On May 13, 2008, the Debian project announced that an update to Debian's OpenSSL package in 2006 contains a vulnerability that makes the Random Number Generator theoretically predictable, weakening SSH and SSL encryption and authentication. This problem has affected all Certification Authorities, and all certificates which have been generated using a private key generated on a system running Debian since 2006. In response to this issue GlobalSign we will be revoking all affected certificates, and offering reissuance at no cost. Read More
A single Wildcard SSL Certificate to secure multiple Web Sites
Save time, administration and money by adding the Wildcard SSL option. Typically a standard secure server SSL Certificate is issued to a single Fully Qualified Domain Name only, which means it can only be used on the exact domain (including sub-domain) to which it has been issued. With the Wildcard SSL option activated you easily get around this restriction by receiving a Wildcard SSL Certificate issued to *.domain.com. The * character replaces a "fixed" sub-domain with a "variable" one. Read More
Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
Standard SSL Certificates secure only one Fully Qualified Domain Name. For total flexibility, a GlobalSign SANs SSL Certificate allows you to add up to 40 “domain” or “server” names to be secured using the same single Certificate. This provides total flexibility and allows you to build an SSL Certificate that’s simple to use and install, more secure than a Wildcard SSL, and built for your exact server security requirements Read More
Auto-secure www and non-www sites with single SSL Certificate
Purchase an SSL certificate for www. and secure the non-wwww. version of your domain name also with just one certificate SSL Certificates are usually issued to a sole Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN), so normally customers wanting to secure both https://www.globalsign.com and https://globalsign.com would need two separate SSL Certificates. But not with GlobalSign SSL – the only professional level SSL Certificate to automatically secure both www.domain.com and just domain.com in a single SSL Certificate without any additional charges, IP address purchase or server configuration. Read More
Your FREE SSL installation healthcheck
Each GlobalSign customer receives a FREE SSL installation healthcheck. This service includes the following checks carried out by our automated systems and expert technical staff. The healthcheck will take place after your certificate has been issued or at a time convenient for you. Just contact our support staff with your requirements
- Server Availability - can the popular browsers connect to your site over SSL?
- SSL Certificate Installation - is your SSL Certificate installed and configured correctly?
- Common Error Checking - do you have any common errors when connecting over SSL?
- Site Seal Installation - are you maximizing customer conversions on your web site by correctly using the GlobalSign site seal?
