SSL what should I use, and where can I find it??

[HuggerFanta]

Hello group!
I´m trying to find out what kind of SSL I shold use to my Apache(1.3.23), MySQL(3.23.48) and PHP(4.1.1).

Where do I find the best working SSL???
How do I install it on my computer (Win98/Apache 1.3.23)???
Where can I find infor about how to realy use it???

Please help me, I new to server administration and doing it for my personal development in the area. But just cant understan this!!! --------------------------------------
Kind regards;
HuggerFanta

 

[sleipnir214]

It's not so much a question of the best SSL, but rather a question of how SSL is implemented. This is because most SSL implementations use OpenSSL as their encryption bases.

Classically, Apache has two major systems for implementing SSL: Apache-SSL and mod_ssl. There may be others, but I'm not familiar with them.

Apache-SSL (

http://www.apache-ssl.org/)

is a verion of Apache that is patched to support SSL organically.

mod_ssl (

http://www.modssl.org/)

is an Apache runtime loadable module which provides SSL functionality. It is bundled with the Apache source tarball.


My personal preference is mod_ssl, mostly because when I first started experimenting with SSL, I found it easier to get going. So I've continued to use it. ______________________________________________________________________

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!

 

[paladin256]

I addition to the previous post most books for apache recommend using mod_ssl over apache-ssl stating that apache-ssl is some what out dated. Whether that is true or not I cannot say, but I myself follow there advice and use mod_ssl.

Hope this helps

 

[SirCharles]

Page 313, 314 of Apache Administrator's Handbook by Rich Bowen Published by SAMS will give you instructions on how to implement SSL. cws