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#4990 SSL Connection to Webmin with Firefox

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2017-07-11
2017-07-03
M.T.R
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Hi Jamie,

Firefox reports that the connection via SSL to Webmin is NOT secure.
If I connect with Internet-Explorer I get no warning and everything is fine.

Thanks for assistance

Cheers mike

Discussion

  • Jamie Cameron

    Jamie Cameron - 2017-07-04

    Does Firefox give more details on why it isn't secure?

     
  • M.T.R

    M.T.R - 2017-07-04

    Hi Jamie,
    Firefox says, that it does not trust the certificate, cause it has been signed by the owner.

    Fehlercode: SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER

    Thanks for a tip.

    Cheers mike

     
  • Jamie Cameron

    Jamie Cameron - 2017-07-04

    Ok, that means it is a self-signed certificate, which is the default created by Webmin as it requires no CA. It's normal for the browser to require additional confirmation for this kind of cert.

     
  • M.T.R

    M.T.R - 2017-07-04

    so there is no way to satisfy firefox?

    cheers mike

     
  • Jamie Cameron

    Jamie Cameron - 2017-07-04

    You can request a real certificate with Let's Encrypt (in Webmin -> SSL Encryption), if you access webmin via a real internet-resolvable hostname.

     
  • M.T.R

    M.T.R - 2017-07-10

    Do you mean webmin must be a virtual host in apache?
    at the moment it's called by mail.mydomain.com:10000

    thanks for assistance

    cheers mike

     
  • Jamie Cameron

    Jamie Cameron - 2017-07-11

    No, you can request a Let's Encrypt SSL cert for Webmin itself on the page I mentioned above, for use on port 10000.

     
  • M.T.R

    M.T.R - 2017-07-11

    thanks, jamie, for the info.

    as far as i remember i have created the certificate like this.
    as i only did this ONCE, i do not remember well. <bg>

    btw, should i use the standard enabled options like:
    Apache virtual host matching hostname

    thanks for advice

    cheers mike

     

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