Add Entries in the V3.txt File for Creating Multihost Certificate

You want to add the host machine entries (DNS name and/or the IP Address) in the v3.txt file. This is required when you want create the multihost certificate using SMC and use this certificate for securing the client/server communication or remote Web Server communication.

  • A v3.txt file is located at the path
    [installation drive:]\[installation folder]\GMSMainProject\Config.
  • You want to create a multi host certificate using SMC.
  1. Open this file in the text editor such as Notepad.
  1. Add the host machine entries in the key value pair DNS name and/or the IP Address. This key value pair is be used by SMC during host certificate creation.
    For example, DNS.2 = ABCXY022 and IP.2 = 134.34.23.2
    Note that for the default value for both DNS.1 = localhost and for IP.1 = 127.0.0.1.
  1. Save and close the file. Now when you create a Windows store based host certificate using SMC, the multihost certificate having Subject Alternative Name is created.