You can now build mod_ssl and mod_perl together. Instructions
are in the guide http://perl.apache.org/guide. You have to
build openssl first.
OpenSSL: http://www.openssl.org
mod_ssl: http://www.modssl.org
I do this now on Solaris (all with DSO's)
-Paul
> -----Original Message-----
> From: B. Burke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 2:01 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: SSL/encryption & mod_perl
>
>
> I've got a question related to encryption and mod_perl. I'm running
> an apache mod_perl server (AIX and Linux platforms) to serve HTML
> forms, query backend databases, and print formatted results.
> I currently
> use .htaccess for authentication, although this will probably change.
>
> My problem is that the user/pass info. and much of the data is
> sensitive, and I'm looking for a way to implement SSL or encryption.
>
> If anyone can point me in the right direction for implementing
> encryption that is compatible with apache/mod_perl, I'd appreciate
> it.
>
> Also, many of the resources I've found thus far were written yrs.
> ago, and since then, I believe the RSA patent has expired and I
> think US Laws on encryption have changed. I need to make sure
> whatever I implement is legal for US and possibly
> International use, so
> if you have any comments on legality, I'd appreciate that too.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian B.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
