Multiple Web Sites and SSL

We have a server at work that handles 4 web sites. We are running IIS6 and
have to have at least on secure page on each web site.

Standard Port for SSL is 443. The problem is that you can only have one Web
Site (application) using an SSL port.

We solved the problem by using non-standard ports 8443, 8444,8445,8446 - one
for each site.

This works fine for most cases. The problem is that we now find that you
will have problems with companies that have Proxy servers. They apparently
have only 443 open for SSL by default. So any company that signs up with us
that have a Proxy Server would have to modify the Proxy to allow one of
these non-standard ports. Not really a good idea.

The only way around this problem (that I can figure out) is to have one
Server for each Web Site. Very expensive. Especially since a couple of these
sites have very little traffice (at the moment).

So if I have 6 web sites I would need 6 servers.

Is there a better way around this problem?
_________________
Thanks,

Tom

You can only have 1 SSL website per IP address. So you simply need to add
additional IP address to the server and setup the websites to run off
different IP addresses. I have 3 SSL websites running off 1 computer.

Andrew

"tshad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23mqxgge%(E-Mail Removed)...
> We have a server at work that handles 4 web sites. We are running IIS6 and
> have to have at least on secure page on each web site.
>
> Standard Port for SSL is 443. The problem is that you can only have one
> Web Site (application) using an SSL port.
>
> We solved the problem by using non-standard ports 8443, 8444,8445,8446 -
> one for each site.
>
> This works fine for most cases. The problem is that we now find that you
> will have problems with companies that have Proxy servers. They apparently
> have only 443 open for SSL by default. So any company that signs up with
> us that have a Proxy Server would have to modify the Proxy to allow one of
> these non-standard ports. Not really a good idea.
>
> The only way around this problem (that I can figure out) is to have one
> Server for each Web Site. Very expensive. Especially since a couple of
> these sites have very little traffice (at the moment).
>
> So if I have 6 web sites I would need 6 servers.
>
> Is there a better way around this problem?
> _________________
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>

These step by step by help,

How to Setup Multiple SSL Web Sites
You could use a different IP address for each secure site. To do that, please follow this steps...
http://www.howtonetworking.com/msapps/multiplessl.htm

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"tshad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%23mqxgge%(E-Mail Removed)...
We have a server at work that handles 4 web sites. We are running IIS6 and
have to have at least on secure page on each web site.

Standard Port for SSL is 443. The problem is that you can only have one Web
Site (application) using an SSL port.

We solved the problem by using non-standard ports 8443, 8444,8445,8446 - one
for each site.

This works fine for most cases. The problem is that we now find that you
will have problems with companies that have Proxy servers. They apparently
have only 443 open for SSL by default. So any company that signs up with us
that have a Proxy Server would have to modify the Proxy to allow one of
these non-standard ports. Not really a good idea.

The only way around this problem (that I can figure out) is to have one
Server for each Web Site. Very expensive. Especially since a couple of these
sites have very little traffice (at the moment).

So if I have 6 web sites I would need 6 servers.

Is there a better way around this problem?
_________________
Thanks,

Tom