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Generating Your Own Security Certificates For Use With Apache/HTTPS
By: bluephoenix
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    2004-01-27

    Table of Contents:
  • Generating Your Own Security Certificates For Use With Apache/HTTPS
  • Prepare the Working Environment
  • Install OpenSSL
  • Install Apache
  • Request, Sign and Install the Certificate
  • Configure Apache
  • Start/Stop Apache

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    Patch the Apache source code.

    # cd /usr/src/server-sources/mod_ssl-2.8.16-1.3.29
    # ./configure --with-apache=../apache_1.3.29

    mod_SSL patches and extends the Apache source code to support SSL. The with-apache parameter should point to the Apache source code directory.

    Compile and install Apache.

     cd ../apache_1.3.29
    # env SSL_BASE=/usr/local/ssl ./configure \
    > --prefix=/usr/local/apache --enable-module=so \
    > --enable-module=ssl
    # make && make install

    The SSL_BASE environmental variable tells the configure script in which directory the OpenSSL toolkit has been installed. The enable-module parameter enables the shared objects module (which provides the Apache binary with loadable module support) and the ssl module (which enable Apache to use SSL). Other configuration parameters may be passed if desired.

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