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Exchange 2010 Certificate Requirements / autodiscover / Best Practice

I am renewing the SSL certificate for an Exchange 2010 server (running on SBS 2011).

I have been trying to decide whether a single-name SSL certificate would be suitable, or whether we have to go for a Unified Communications certificate.

I am particularly concerned about Outlook / Autodiscover issues. I believe there is a workaround for making a single-name cert work.

I can't find any Microsoft documentation that specifically says what is required / best practice. I would really like to see exactly what MS say about this requirement.

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Will Szymkowski

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Hi Will

Thanks for the info. I have seen a number of people recommending the UCC route.

However, this issue is going to come up more and more for our customers. My boss likes to have MS Best Practice info to back up what we are telling / selling to them.

I have Googled fairly extensively and trawled through TechNet to no avail. Do you have any other ideas?

Thanks

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Peter Hutchison

Try this article, in particular the section headed 'IIS':
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd351044(v=exchg.150).aspx

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Thanks to all users for your advice.

It is a shame that the documents all seem to refer to Exchange 2013, and they don't specifically mention UCC.

I will try to persuade the power that be that the information is sufficient.

Will Szymkowski

SAN and UCC is used interchangably. UCC uses SAN names within it. Some people call is a SAN cert some call it a UCC. Microsoft updates their TechNets with the most recent version of the product if the process has not changed.

Will.