Technical Tip: Common name invalid error for self-signed certificate used for device access
| Description | This article describes where the common name invalid error is seen, even when the common name is correctly defined. |
| Scope | FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager. |
| Solution | The issue would be observed in cases where a self-signed certificate is used for device access. In most cases, this error on browser while accessing the device when the common name is incorrectly defined, or the device is accessed using IP when the common name defined is that of the domain.
This error is also seen in more recent versions of browsers, where the SAN name is mandatory in the certificate presented.
Requirement of SAN name in certificate: The IIS website is not secure on Edge Browser but the same site is secure on Internet Explorer
After using SAN name the error will not be visible. |

