Re: need insights with openssl....
Gary Kline said the following on 2009-11-24 05:53: guys, here is the web page for my network guy's cut and paste page. http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org/index.php/Deploying_a_FreeBSD_6.2_Server#Configuring_Mail_Services We need to generate SSL keys for the Apache server. Have a look at http://cb.vu/unixtoolbox.xhtml#certs ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
need insights with openssl....
guys, here is the web page for my network guy's cut and paste page. http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org/index.php/Deploying_a_FreeBSD_6.2_Server#Configuring_Mail_Services We need to generate SSL keys for the Apache server. BElow this is a wiki style box is the following trio of openssl commands. The second command gives me some error messages and dies. Can anybody figure out what I need to do to get openssl running? # openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024 # openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr # openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in /root/server.csr -signkey /root/server.key -out /root/server.crt Then the instructions: Copy the certs to the destination directory. Followed by more commands to cut and paste: # cp ~/server.key /usr/local/etc/apache22/ # cp ~/server.crt /usr/local/etc/apache22/ One other thing that is confusing is what openssl has to do with apache. Pointers to any tutorials or other documentation would be a huge help. thanks in advance, gary -- Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 7.31a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: need insights with openssl....
We need to generate SSL keys for the Apache server. I usually follow the FAQ of modssl (modssl.org); that's where I found the most usefull sample of openssl commands. I just cut and paste. The signing of certificate is not done by me though. One other thing that is confusing is what openssl has to do with apache. Pointers to any tutorials or other documentation would be a huge help. If you want Apache to serve encrypted contents (httpS, port 443) then your Apache server needs a certificate, and you can use openssl to generate the said certificate. If you don't plan to server encrupted contents, you don't have to worry about openssl. Bests, Olivier ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
