Requesting a certificate with Subject Alternative Names
A certificate's Subject Alternative Name (SAN) is often used on servers that have only one web service running, but are accessed from multiple DNS names. A Horizon Security Server or Access Point are examples of this, as they are often accessed using a publicly known name such as horizon.vjason.com, as well as a private (internal) name such as viewsec-01.vjason.local, and even their IP address. Additionally, App Volumes Manager servers require their FQDN, server name, and IP address in their certificates.
While a certificate will work regardless of what DNS name was used to connect to it, if the DNS name or IP address used to access it is not present as a SAN in the certificate, the client ...
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