Recursos Técnicos de certificados SAN

Embora os certificados SAN não sejam uma tecnologia propriamente recente, não posso deixar de pensar que os lançamentos do Exchange Server 2007 e do Office Communications Server 2007 trouxeram este tipo de certificados para as luzes da ribalta.

Como algumas pessoas ainda encaram os certificados SAN como bichos de sete cabeças, a comunidade técnica está permanentemente a publicar novos documentos e a desenvolver ferramentas bastante úteis que permitem simplificar as tarefas de criação e gestão deste tipo de certificados.

Recentemente, enquanto lia os blogs Pro-Exchange e TelnetPORT25, deparei-me com estes 2 fantásticos recursos técnicos sobre o tema que gostaria agora de partilhar com toda a gente:

• The Shortcut Guide to Subject Alternative Name Certificates - The Shortcut Guide to Subject Alternative Name Certificates provides information about SAN certificates to show how they can be used in a variety of technologies. These special certificates allow multiple hosts to use the same certificate, avoiding the costs of obtaining, deploying, and managing multiple nearly-identical certificates. This guide will explore what SAN certificates are, how they work, and how they can help you deploy server farms more efficiently. You may even discover that you already have SAN certificates available that can be put to good use with no additional expense!
  
• Exchange 2007 CSR Portable SAN Generation Tool - For many of us, we are just looking for a simple means to create an SSL certificate for our Client Access Servers which the DigiCert tool certainly offers, however – if like me you find (or found) yourself in the position where you have no direct access to the Internet from the Client Access Server (either for security reasons, or you are working on a machine with no web connection) you will have to remember the PS1 command syntax to generate the CSR. For situations like the above I decided to write the Exchange 2007 SAN CSR Generator which is a small Application based around the .NET 2.0 Framework which fits quite nicely on a USB pen or other media that you might use during the course of your Exchange endeavours.