Protocol: Mismatched SSL Certificate Common Name¶

Identifier: issue_ssl_mismatched_certificate_common_name

Scanner(s) Support¶

Description¶

A certificate common name that does not match the requested host prevents reliable TLS server identity verification.

How we test: We compare the requested hostname with the certificate common name.

References:

• https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6125

Configuration¶

Example¶

Example configuration:

---
security_tests:
  issue_ssl_mismatched_certificate_common_name:
    skip: false

Reference¶

skip¶

Type : boolean

Skip the test if true.