MattLog.net » Apache2 http://mattlog.net All things IT Pro Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:10:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Self Signing Certificates in Apache2 http://mattlog.net/2008/09/25/self-signing-certificates-in-apache2/ http://mattlog.net/2008/09/25/self-signing-certificates-in-apache2/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:23:05 +0000 Matt Shadbolt http://mattlog.wordpress.com/?p=50 I found this terrific article explaining the process of self signing SSL certificates for Apache test servers. In my instance I couldn’t get a test site to work 100% as there were a couple of pages that were loading via SSL. By self-signing the certificate I could trick the pages into loading correctly.

http://www.crazysquirrel.com/computing/debian/apache-mod_ssl.jspx

When using the instructions above, be sure you note down all the paths of the files you are working with. Although the article is good – there are some small syntax errors when self-signing the certificate (the openssl x509 -in section)

Of course this process isn’t for public sites as there isn’t any CA actually signing the certificate for you – but it makes testing a site cheap and easy.

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