*.fedoraproject.org

[Eric Brown]

Mike McGrath wrote:
> We now have a *.fedoraproject.org wildcard cert.  This will make creating
> websites significantly easier.  We already have some plans for the
> translated wiki and such.  I'm going to be implementing this cert soon for
> much of our infrastructure.  My tests worked fine but just the same,
> conversion to production might produce some cert oddness.  Please do keep
> your eyes open.
> 
> I've never worked with a wildcard cert before and right now plain old
> "fedoraproject.org" doesn't work.  This makes sense but I'm wondering if
> anyone knows a way around it.  Is it not possible to create a cert for
> your entire domain as you'll always have at least a *.example.com and a
> root "example.com" cert?  correct me if I'm wrong on that.

You are correct.  You must have the *.domain CERT *and* the root
domain CERT.  No way around it.

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