Compiling Apache with Secure Socket support

May 18, '01 01:46:00AM

Contributed by: robg

[5/18 5:00pm - Editor's update: Merlijn has sent me a new PDF, which includes two very important revisions. The first is the inclusion of tcsh (not bash) shell instructions, and the second is the actual compilation of mod_ssl. If you've downloaded the PDF, please do so again now to get the newest version.]

Merlijn Tishauser has written a very thorough how-to on installing:

mod_ssl is the Apache interface to OpenSSL, and you can read more about it on the mod_ssl web site. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, which lets you speak to the web server using encrypted data streams (a gross simplification, I know, but it's the best I can do!).

Merlin has compiled his how-to into an easy-to-read PDF, which I have posted on my iDisk - Click here to download it. His how-to also contains a complete copy of his httpd.conf configuration file, in case you're having trouble getting your Apache configured.

If you're interested in creating secure servers, give Merlin's how-to a thorough reading. I have not done this on my machine, so I can't provide any first hand advice, but it looks to be well written and easy to understand.

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