Apache2 enable ssl windows

This is just a quick summery of what needs to be done to get SSL working, based on his article. I do not recommend using self-signed certificates in production, as it does not provide any security what so ever! Deploy a signed certificate from your internal 2-Tier PKI infrastructure.

If you do not have an internal PKI infrastructure, your need to get one! Why do I provide a guide to getting a self-signed certificate then? Well good question. It would be better to provide a guide to getting a signed certificate, but there are many types of PKI infrastructure, and nothing about certificates are easy.

The commands and procedures you need to perform to create your certificate request, and the config files you need to alter are more or less the same, and the rest you can easily google you way to. The purpose of these blog post is not to help you with certificates, but to help you get started with automation, and this is a necessary piece of the puzzle. First you need to generate a private key, and a certificate to go with it.

Your private key is personal, and should be protected, and not sent to anyone. See our article here. Skip to steps Before you begin The installation is in four parts 1 Copy the certificate files to your server 2 Configure the Apache server to point to certificate files 3 Test the configuration was successful 4 Restart the Apache server Part 1 of 4: Copy the certificate files to your server 1. Download the certificate files. You will obtain a. Part 2 of 4: Configure the Apache server to point to the certificate files 1.

Note that Vista users must turn off User Account Control in order to save the new configuration files. In the httpd. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Entrust Certificate Services support department for further assistance.

Do not dial an extra "1" before the "" or your call will not be accepted as an UITF toll free call. Yes No. Make sure you back up your Apache configuration files before making any changes. If you are replacing an existing certificate, do not delete the existing certificate or private key files in case you need to revert your previous configuration.