Linux + HTTPS 1

[axman505]

What all need to be done for me to set up HTTPS for my Linux Server?

 

[ifincham]

Hi,







Basically, you need to install openssl and generate a private certificate and either get a verisign type certificate or generate a self-signed one. On redhat, you'd put them in the /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.key and /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.crt directories.







On the apache side you then need mod_ssl installed (from rpm of the same name if redhat) and the traditional httpd.conf editing ....







SSLEngine on



SSLCertificateFile /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.crt/server.crt



SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.key/server.key



SSLCACertificateFile /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.crt/ca-bundle.crt







Thats the basics - see -->

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/SSL-RedHat-HOWTO.html

If its not redhat then try -->

http://www.modssl.org/

Hope this helps

 

[axman505]

thanks .. now i need to know what port https uses so i can allow it .. i used to know but i forget

 

[axman505]

I figured out the port . 443 .. but now i am having trouble. I am routing ports to my linux server from my windows 2k machine for the time being. But when i route port 443 to linux it doesnt dosplay the page. But when i access it on the LAN it works. Any ideas??

 

[pcunix]

telnet machine 443

Probably blocked by firewall.. Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com