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spinoza · 06-28-2001, 08:43 AM

Hi everyone.

We just recently finished an Apache/PHP/SSL installation for our Intranet at work. Everything is going great but we've run into a bit of a problem. (For the users, not me.)

It seems that Netscape has no problem using the secure site we have as implemented by SSL. However, just yesterday we tried accessing it with Explorer and it wouldn't let us in. It complained that it didn't recognize the certificate and it wasn't going to give us access. In true Microsoft style the error read that we should obtain our certificate from a valid CA. (after dishing out a yearly fee of course)

We know this problem is not with the certificate being issued otherwise we would never have been able to access with Netscape or every other browser except M$'s. Apparently it involves how Explorer handles the HTTP version. If we can somehow fool Explorer that it is using HTTP v1.0 and not HTTP v1.1 then we would have a work around.

I've dug up some info regarding adding a line to my httpd.conf file relating to this but it doesn't seem to have any affect (after starting and stopping the server)

Does anyone have any suggestions?

TIA

06-28-2001, 08:43 AM	#1
spinoza Member (7 bit) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Vancouver Posts: 86	Apache and Internet Explorer Hi everyone. We just recently finished an Apache/PHP/SSL installation for our Intranet at work. Everything is going great but we've run into a bit of a problem. (For the users, not me.) It seems that Netscape has no problem using the secure site we have as implemented by SSL. However, just yesterday we tried accessing it with Explorer and it wouldn't let us in. It complained that it didn't recognize the certificate and it wasn't going to give us access. In true Microsoft style the error read that we should obtain our certificate from a valid CA. (after dishing out a yearly fee of course) We know this problem is not with the certificate being issued otherwise we would never have been able to access with Netscape or every other browser except M$'s. Apparently it involves how Explorer handles the HTTP version. If we can somehow fool Explorer that it is using HTTP v1.0 and not HTTP v1.1 then we would have a work around. I've dug up some info regarding adding a line to my httpd.conf file relating to this but it doesn't seem to have any affect (after starting and stopping the server) Does anyone have any suggestions? TIA