Please advise: ASP.Net and HTTPS

[Paul]

Hi,

I am beginning a new asp.net application that is to be hosted on a
https server. Are there any unique design issues I should be aware of
before I begin, i.e. those that are different than if hosting on a
normal http server. I've developed apps before that use forms
authentication, roles etc. and was wondering if I can use the same
approach.

Thanks,

Paul

 

[Wes Henderson]

If you were planning on doing multiple sites, be warned: there are no SSL
host headers. Also, be sure to have a server certificate that: 1- is
trusted by your target users and 2 - has the exact domain name (ie. be aware
that https://www.site.com and https://site.com would need separate
certificates, assuming you don't want the browser to complain that the name
on the security certificate is invalid). As far as application
considerations, I've never had a problem doing asp.net over HTTPS (just as
if it were HTTP)... hopefully you get the same experience.

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Wes Henderson

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[Paul]

Hi Wes,

Thanks for the reply. Thats good news.

Thanks again,

Paul