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    SSL and Always Up

    I have a client using AlwaysUp with the v8 server. Site has been working fine. They just bought a Verisign certificate and are having a problem.

    They open a second copy of AS and install the cert files, which includes a chain file. When they cycle AlwaysUp, or start a second copy from the desktop again, an error is displayed
    "Unable to read certificate file for SSL".

    When the CSR was generated a blank password was used. Is this a problem?

    Any issues to be aware of with AlwaysUp?

    Bill.

    #2
    Re: SSL and Always Up

    Lenny showed me a trick - make sure the extension is CRT, then double click the certificate file to get a description of the certificate. In my case a message said this was not a valid certificate.

    So now we go back to Verisign.

    Bill.

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      #3
      Re: SSL and Always Up

      Could you document your process in this case. I have a somewhat incomplete document on my website regarding ssl. I'd like to compare your process to what I have listed, redraft the document and then put up here for public use.
      Steve Wood
      See my profile on IADN

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        #4
        Re: SSL and Always Up

        Got some more testing code from Lenny, but have not reached a solution yet. I am sure we will get it working. I just hope we ultimately know what the problem was. Will post again.

        My previous uses of SSL were deceivingly simple.

        Bill.

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          #5
          Re: SSL and Always Up

          I gave Bill some Xbasic that can be used to validate a certificate, but that's actually the hard way. There is a test function as part of Alpha Five - ssl_test_cert()

          Code:
          'for a certificate with no password or chain file
          ?SSL_test_cert("c:\ssl_certificates\test.cert", "c:\ssl_certificates\test.key")
          = Canceled = .F.
          Code = 0
          Error = .F.
          NativeCode = 0
          NativeText = ""
          Success = .T.
          Text = "Success"
          
          'with a password
          ?SSL_test_cert("c:\ssl_certificates\test2.cert", "c:\ssl_certificates\test2.key", "password")
          = Canceled = .F.
          Code = 0
          Error = .F.
          NativeCode = 0
          NativeText = ""
          Success = .T.
          Text = "Success"
          
          'with a chain file
          ?SSL_test_cert("c:\ssl_certificates\test3.crt", "c:\ssl_certificates\test3.key", "password", "c:\ssl_certificates\test3_chain.crt")
          = Canceled = .F.
          Code = 0
          Error = .F.
          NativeCode = 0
          NativeText = ""
          Success = .T.
          Text = "Success"

          Lenny Forziati
          Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
          Alpha Software Corporation

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            #6
            Re: SSL and Always Up

            The problem turned out to be that the cert file was in IIS format, and needed to be in Apache format. The message we got in this case was
            "Unable to read certificate file for Secure Sockets Layer" (attached)

            Does not point you straight to a solution, so take note.

            I had done a Godaddy cert before and had no problem, so maybe they default to Apache format (can't remember). Verisign has a long pick list.

            I don't fully understand the double click trick. Seems that if the cert is in apache format then info about the cert is correctly displayed. If the cert is in IIS format, then you get a message that says it is not valid. However, if you are actually using the cert for IIS, not Alpha, the cert does work correctly. The fact that you only get a good display if it is Apache is good for us, but be mindful if you are in a mixed environment. The Verisign chain file always displayed correctly with a double click, so maybe that is always Apache format.

            Bill.

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