[hobbit] SSL cert testing to match common name with host/URL?

[Buchan Milne]

On Tuesday, 15 June 2010 19:55:24 Cleaver, Japheth wrote:
> I've been adding testing of https URLs into our system and noticed that
>  while the expiration date checking is nice, Xymon doesn't seem to be
>  checking testing the common name at all for validity (in the manner that a
>  browser might).

But, surely this isn't something you need to monitor? I mean, if you update a 
cert, you'll check it yourself (also to ensure that your client software has 
the relevant CA cert etc. etc.).

Regards,
Buchan