OWA and Site Certificate Question 1

[DavidSnell]

I have a Windows 2003 SBS server with Exchange and both OWA and Remote Web Workplace access working with one small caveat.

When logging into OWA or Remote I get a "Problem with certificate" error as follows.
1: Security Certificate is from a trusted certifying authority
2: Security Certificate date is valid
3: Name on Security Certificate is Invalid or does not match the name of the site.

#3 is where my problem lies. The name on my (self created) certificate is - ServerName.Domain.Local

What "site" name should I be using if not as above?

I am able to import the certificate and all but it doesn't correct the problem. Can anyone shed some light on this for me. What information should I be using for the self made certificate.

 

[nhidalgo]

This is what happens when you create a cert yourself rather than buying one from a trusted source(versign). I have the same problem.

Nick

 

[sab4you]

The site name should match the OWA FQDN address

for example if your users used their browser and visit

https://servername.domain.local

then you would make your cert out for that exact name "servername.domain.local"

 

[DavidSnell]

Thanks sab4you,

Your reply resolved my issue. My users were accessing OWA via the IP address not the FQDN. As this is new to us I didn't realize they could also access via exchange.domain.com.

I changed the certificate to reflect the correct information, imported it and all is well.

Thanks again,

David