[[!meta  title="Name-Based Virtual Hosts with SSL/TLS on Apache"]]

Despite [some Apache comments to the contrary][contrary], it *is*
possible to use Apache to host several SSL/TLS hosts on the same
IP/port combination.  The key is [Server Name Indication][SNI] (SNI),
in which the client indicates the host name with which it wants to
connect explicitly.

All you really need to use SNI is an up-to-date version of GnuTLS or
OpenSSL.  Your clients be fine will any major browser written in the
last few years.

For details on SNI-support, see the [Apache Wiki][apache-wiki] and the
[Gentoo wiki][gentoo-wiki].

[contrary]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/ssl/ssl_faq.html#vhosts
[SNI]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication
[apache-wiki]: http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/NameBasedSSLVHostsWithSNI
[gentoo-wiki]: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Apache2/SSL_and_Name_Based_Virtual_Hosts

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