Hello everyone,
I'm attempting to update an existing SuSE Linux Apache web server into a
secure web server using OpenSSL so that I can simulate secure transaction
load. The simulation is necessary so I can measure improvements made in the
OpenSSL encryption/decryption algorithms and would prefer not putting
unnecessary modules or features into the basic web server other than
OpenSSL. Do not foresee any need for commercially issued certificates, only
test ones. All my tests are done in an isolated network (VPN?)
Have read the instructions and papers and FAQs at apache.org, open-ssl.org,
mod-ssl.org, and others, but I'm still confused as to the correct procedure
to generate certificates and use them.
So far, have downloaded and compiled the OpenSSL source, the Apache source,
and the Apache-SSL patches (and applied them). In the final steps, after
configuring Apache, i.e.,
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache
make
I attempt (per procedure) to do,
make certificate
and get the following error: "no rule to make target 'certificate'. Stop"
(This is problem #1)
Have tried to do,
./CA.pl -newca
and get no errors, but this does not seem to have any effect. (This is
problem #2?)
Also, when I try,
openssl req -new > new.cert.csr
it asks me for a PEM pass phrase, which I make up as "myphrase" but upon
verification, I get the following error: "Unable to find
'distinguished_name' in config. Problems in making certificate report" (This
is problem #3)
Can anyone give me your comments/suggestions on problems 1-3 above?
Thanks in advance,
Jorge
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