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Comment: Added improved notes on verifying ssl certs.

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Note

It is not possible to run multiple SSL-enabled virtual hosts on a server with only one IP address. A separate IP address or port is necessary for each SSL-enabled domain. There are new modules that provide this functionality, but as of May 2011 it is not yet widely supported by browsers.

Verify with SSL Certificate

Using Browser

Launch a browser and try both https://www.earth.com and https://earth.com.

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Certificate details can also be verified by clicking on the lock icon and selecting View certificates.

If the website is available on the Internet you can skip to the next section which uses a CA provided SSL Check Service.

If not, make sure perform the browser check with multiple browsers. In particular chain certificates often work on Firefox but not on IE6.

Using CA Provides SSL Check Service

Info

On the topic of having SSL support for both https://www.earth.com and http://earth.com, when inspecting the certificate, navigate to,

  1. www.earth.com
  2. Certificate
  3. Extensions
  4. Certificate Subject Alt Name

Under the Certificate Subject Alt Name will see both DNS entries,

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DNS Name: www.earth.com
DNS Name: earth.com

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