[BlueOnyx:06768] Re: [coba-e:16681] Re: SSL Key Lenth too short. need 2048 or 4096

[Darrell D. Mobley]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darrell D. Mobley [mailto:dmobley at uhostme.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:46 AM
> To: 'BlueOnyx General Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [BlueOnyx:06763] Re: [coba-e:16681] Re: SSL Key Lenth too
> short. need 2048 or 4096
>  
> I added a new 2048-bit SSL certificate today from Geotrust DBA Rapid SSL
> to a website on BX server.  I installed the intermediate server as "ca-
> certs", restarted httpd and tested the installation at
> 
> https://knowledge.rapidssl.com/support/ssl-certificate-
> support/index?page=content&id=SO9556&actp=LIST&viewlocale=en_US
> 
> Status was successful.
> 
> Does an end user (who uses IE) need to do anything to display the URL
> Location area in green?  The link above, in IE, displays the URL in green,
> while https connections to the site on my server does not, but it does
> display a locked lock.  Is this because of the browser recognizing the
> certificate authority?  In the case of the above URL, the CA is Geotrust,
> Inc., where as with my cheapo RapidSSL cert, it's RapidSSL CA.

Let me answer my own question: "cheapo SSL cert != green bar (EV cert)"