"George" <Geo***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BCF1045E-5ADD-409C-A135-C0153E385949@microsoft.com...
> It is said that the name in "issue to" section in the certificate should
> be
> the same as the external server name of your web server.
>
> I have installed an enterprise CA and tried to creat a new certificate
> from
> the directory security in IIS. I noticed that the certificate will work no
> matter what common name I use in the certificate. For example:
> www.fakename.com, fakename.local, fakename.
>
> However, if I submit a request on the certsrv site and install it to the
> web
> site. The certificate will not work no matter what name I use. "the page
> cannot be displayed" error will occur.
>
> Is there a difference when submitting certificate request in these two
> places? I also tested using stand-alone CA and get a more confusing
> result. I
> can use the certificate issued to "xxx". If I use "www.xxx.com", it will
> not
> work. Any ideas? I am configuring certificate on OWA site if it matters.