[Dovecot] virtual domains and SSL certificates

AllenJB dovecot at allenjb.me.uk
Sun Dec 6 22:50:02 EET 2009


Dick Middleton wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>     This topic has been discussed before e.g:
> <snip />
> 
> Cherokee supports the clean and standard method of dealing with this
> issue called Server Name Indication (SNI) that sends the name of the
> virtual host during the TLS negotiation.
>
> <snip/>
> 
> If Cherokee can do it why not dovecot?  Is this something that is, or
> could be, being considered?   It does assume that TB3 and other mail
> clients support SNI but whatever, I suspect that once TB3 is released
> the subject will pop-up more frequently.
> 
> I'm curious to know the latest thinking.
> 
> Dick
> 
> 

>From the "Dovecot SSL Limitations" thread last week:
Timo Sirainen wrote:
> On Nov 30, 2009, at 4:32 PM, AllenJB wrote:
> 
>> Possibly off-topic from what the OP wants, but couldn't TLS Server Name
>> Indication (SNI) be used to overcome the single server certificate
>> limitation?
> 
> With Dovecot v2.0 and living in theoretical land, sure.
> 


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