[NTLUG:Discuss] SSL on Virtual host

[Kevin Lee]

SNI is not supported in IE on XP per Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication#Unsupported_operating_systems.2C_browsers_and_libraries

So yeah, it may be while before you see widespread adoption of SNI.

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 08:20, Neil Aggarwal <neil at jammconsulting.com>wrote:

> Kevin:
>
> >  the browser has to
> > support the SNI
> > extension to TLS.
> >
> > This isn't a comprehensive list but it covers the popular browsers:
> > http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/NameBasedSSLVHostsWithSNI
>
> Looking at that list, it states:
> .Internet Explorer 7.0 or later (on Vista, not XP)
>
> Does that mean IE users on XP do not support SNI?
>
> If so, that is a large percentage of users and using SNI
> at this time would not be practical.
>
>        Neil
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