AJDIN BRANDIC wrote:
> I'm a student at Coventry University (UK) doing Computer Science Hon. Degree
> and for my final year project I am building a secure web server plus
> creating a web site which will use this facility.
>
> Now do I realy need a certificate (FQDN) to install SSL? This is only a
> project which will not be used anyware by anyone realy, it is just an
> exercize. How much a licence would cost anyway?
Yes, you do need a certificate, but you could just as well generate one
yourself. All the software required to do this is included with mod_ssl
(and openssl) and instructions are included.
If you want to generate a certificate that is trusted by all the
browsers out of the box, you will need to buy one. It's up to you to
decide how important this is to you. A certificate not recognised by the
browser (such as a homegrown cert you cooked up yourself) will cause the
browser to throw an "are you sure" dialog box before downloading the
page.
Regards,
Graham
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