Yes, that will work.
Just make sure you backup your key and certificate to an offsite location as
well.
Taco
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eiji Hamano (bluequartz)" <bluequartz (at mark) hypersys.ne.jp>
To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 9:32 AM
Subject: [coba-e:09179] Re: SSL Wildcard Certificate of thawte
> Hi Taco;
>
>> I would recommend buying at www.instantssl.com
> Thank you. However I must use thawte from my frend's request.
>
>> you need to create it via the command line.
> I am not good at both SSL command and bluequartz's SSL env..
>
> May I conform the actions as follow ?
>
> # mkdir /root/sslfiles
> # cd /root/sslfiles
> # /usr/share/ssl/misc/CA -newca
> # /usr/share/ssl/misc/CA -newreq
> # more newreq.pem
>
> Then, I get "RSA PRIVATE KEY" and "CERTIFICATE REQUEST".
> I send "CERTIFICATE REQUEST" to thawte, and receive "CERTIFICATE".
>
> Then,
> I replace /home/.sites/xxx/sitex/certs/key with "RSA PRIVATE KEY".
> I replace /home/.sites/xxx/sitex/certs/request with "CERTIFICATE
> REQUEST".
> I replace /home/.sites/xxx/sitex/certs/certificate with "CERTIFICATE"
> from thawte.
>
> Finaly I check ON "Enable SSL" field at the terget site ?
>
> Eiji Hamano
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Taco Scargo" <taco (at mark) scargo.nl>
> To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:43 AM
> Subject: [coba-e:09163] Re: SSL Wildcard Certificate of thawte
>
>
>> Hi Eiji,
>>
>> You cannot create wildcard certificates using the GUI, you need to create
>> it via the command line.
>>
>> I would recommend buying at www.instantssl.com though, much cheaper.
>>
>> Taco
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Eiji Hamano (bluequartz)" <bluequartz (at mark) hypersys.ne.jp>
>> To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 9:10 AM
>> Subject: [coba-e:09155] SSL Wildcard Certificate of thawte
>>
>>
>>> Dear
>>>
>>> I like to buy SSL Wildcard Certificate of www.thawte.com.
>>> I like to use ***.hypers.net for exsample.
>>>
>>> Then, I created "CERTIFICATE REQUEST" at "abc.hypers.net" site
>>> on bluequartz.
>>> However thawte said, common name must start with '.' piriod.
>>> I expect that the common name must be ".hypers.net" not
>>> "***.hypers.net"
>>> for thawte Wildcard ssl.
>>>
>>> Then, does anyone know how to create "CERTIFICATE REQUEST" with common
>>> name ".hypers.net" on bluequartz ?
>>>
>>> Eiji Hamano
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>