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xfurious_mindx 12-28-2004 10:47 AM
best practice - startssl on boot?
 
I am running apache 2.x w/ mod_ssl in RHE. A website I am running from this machine uses an encrypted page for login. On boot, just the "normal" (apachectl start) apache is set to run.

I have encrypted and passphrase-protected my private cert, so when I "apachectl startssl", I am asked for the passphrase.

Is there a way to automate the startssl at boot, or is this impossible as long as the cert is encrypted? I know that I could just take the passphrase off, but am a little reluctant to do so.

Comments?

--Lacinda

Butt-Ugly 12-30-2004 06:34 PM
As long as your server is 'physically' secure, you're fine.

You should backup the private key file first.
Then you can remove the passphrase, and secure the new key file.
Code:
cp server.key server.key.original

openssl rsa -in server.key.original -out server.key

chmod 400 server.key
Miles.

TruckStuff 12-30-2004 08:17 PM
My experience is that you'll also need to modify your apacehctl script. By just running "./apachectl start" you won't start SSL at all. You need to modify the apachectl script so that it starts SSL just by runing "./apachectl ssl". If you have any programming knowledge whatsoever, you should be able to look at apachectl and figure you what to change. There is a case statement in there that controls the action; you need to have the "start" option from one case to another. Of course, this is after you follow the directions above to remove the passphrase from the SSL cert.

xfurious_mindx 01-07-2005 08:23 AM
thanks!


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