Article - CS393466
How to create self-signed SSL certificates for non-production Windchill PDMLink installations that support later Chrome, Creo and Windchill Workgroup Manager browser requirement for Subject Alternative Names?
Modified: 06-Oct-2025
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 11.1 to 13.0
- Creo Parametric 7.0 to 10.0
- Creo+
- Windchill Workgroup Manager
Description
- How to create self-singed SSL certificates for non-production Windchill PDMLink installations that support later Chrome, Creo and Windchill Workgroup Manager browser requirement for Subject Alternative Names and where client config option browser_enable_crl_check=no or wgmclient.ini enable.site.certificate.check=No are no longer supported?
- Later Chrome and Chromium releases in Creo Parametric and Windchill Workgroup Manager fail to connect to the Windchill server with errors:
Your connection is not private Attackers might be trying to steal your information from server_name (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). Learn more NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID This server could not prove that it is <server>; its security certificate does not specify Subject Alternative Names. This may be caused by a misconfiguration or an attacker intercepting your connection.
Certification Error This site is not secure. The security Certificate of this website cannot be trusted.
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