Problem Let's Encrypt ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID

We got on your homepage a strange problem. Under https://www.bikecenter-dresden.de/ we are running wordpress hosted by 1blu (German hoster) with Let’s Encrypt.

After setting up the DNS and applying the right config the side runs well for 2-3 hours. After that time an ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID error occurs. The cloud is orange and as mode we run strict. HSTS is active, universal SSL too.The certificate is shown as active. I’m only able to fix the problem by ordering a new Let’s Encrypt certificate from my hoster and resetting the DNS. I tried every solution provided on the internet and every setting I could think of. Currently I resetted our hoster settings to default.

Your domain is not on Cloudflare in the first place. Its nameservers still point to your host. You first need to complete the setup.

I set it back to Cloudflare in your backend. Should be working again.

Does point to Cloudflare now, however the record is unproxied. And you dont have a valid certificate on your server, contact your host to get that fixed.

Certificate is up and running, Edge Certificate is marked as active and Clouds are orange for “bikecenter-dresden.de” and “www”. Problem is still there.

I am afraid the certificate is not correct

$ openssl s_client -connect x.x.x.80:443 -servername bikecenter-dresden.de
CONNECTED(00000003)
depth=2 C = GB, ST = Greater Manchester, L = Salford, O = COMODO CA Limited, CN = COMODO RSA Certification Authority
verify return:1
depth=1 C = GB, ST = Greater Manchester, L = Salford, O = COMODO CA Limited, CN = COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA
verify return:1
depth=0 OU = Domain Control Validated, OU = PositiveSSL Wildcard, CN = *.1blu.de
verify return:1
---
Certificate chain
 0 s:/OU=Domain Control Validated/OU=PositiveSSL Wildcard/CN=*.1blu.de
   i:/C=GB/ST=Greater Manchester/L=Salford/O=COMODO CA Limited/CN=COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA
 1 s:/C=GB/ST=Greater Manchester/L=Salford/O=COMODO CA Limited/CN=COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA
   i:/C=GB/ST=Greater Manchester/L=Salford/O=COMODO CA Limited/CN=COMODO RSA Certification Authority
 2 s:/C=GB/ST=Greater Manchester/L=Salford/O=COMODO CA Limited/CN=COMODO RSA Certification Authority
   i:/C=SE/O=AddTrust AB/OU=AddTrust External TTP Network/CN=AddTrust External CA Root
---
Server certificate
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIGxTCCBa2gAwIBAgIRAOl1lQDepKLVo/tL5Al27FMwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
gZAxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkdCMRswGQYDVQQIExJHcmVhdGVyIE1hbmNoZXN0ZXIxEDAO
BgNVBAcTB1NhbGZvcmQxGjAYBgNVBAoTEUNPTU9ETyBDQSBMaW1pdGVkMTYwNAYD
VQQDEy1DT01PRE8gUlNBIERvbWFpbiBWYWxpZGF0aW9uIFNlY3VyZSBTZXJ2ZXIg
Q0EwHhcNMTgwODIwMDAwMDAwWhcNMjAwOTA2MjM1OTU5WjBWMSEwHwYDVQQLExhE
b21haW4gQ29udHJvbCBWYWxpZGF0ZWQxHTAbBgNVBAsTFFBvc2l0aXZlU1NMIFdp
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DwAwggEKAoIBAQDCOtVeT1pNZz3OkECvg8rJ5vU9hIShCgsyavXbLiwSLY5BfoXC
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hOnpH5WEn82r
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
subject=/OU=Domain Control Validated/OU=PositiveSSL Wildcard/CN=*.1blu.de
issuer=/C=GB/ST=Greater Manchester/L=Salford/O=COMODO CA Limited/CN=COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA

You need to contact your host about that.

Assuming your server IP address ends in 80 of course.

Yes. Its ending in 80. Currently the Certificate is in processing which can take up to 24h. I report back as soon as it is completely set up.

So we found the reason :slight_smile:

Sadly I don’t think you. I used the same setup multiple times and after some time the same error occurred as written above.

Ehm, if your certificate is not valid (as it is) you naturally will receive that error.

Simply get a proper certificate.

I report back as soon as the certificate is marked as granted,

Right now everything is working so far. Certificates are in full order as far as I know. Don’t they?

I am not sure I understand your question.

If your certificate is in place it is in place, isnt it?

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