Re: SSL and Domain

From: Ben Vincent [MSFT] (benv_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:22:32 -0000

Hi Arnel,

The SSL Certificate is only bound to the DNS name of the website and has no
link to the machine name or domain\workshop. So you should have no problem
using the same cert on a machine in the domain. 

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"Arnel" <Arnel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:154A4093-FFA8-4E33-930A-674F215DDE37@microsoft.com...
>I have a questions regarding SSL and joining to the domain.  We have a
> webserver (W2K3 Standard) that is using SSL for secure communications. 
> Right
> now, that server is in its own workgroup (not domain) and we would like to
> have it a member server with our W2K3 Standard.  Will there be any 
> problems
> that I am going to encounter, or do I have to do anything before I do
> transfer it?  Do I have to contact the company that issued the certificate 
> or
> not at all.  If I do join it to the domain, will the certificate still 
> work
> ie, if I type https://www.websitename.com?  Please let me know.  Any help 
> is
> appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
>
> Arnel

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