Setting up mod_ssl for https

mikebua56 · 11-01-2005, 07:14 AM

I am running SUSE 9.3, with an Apache Server (2.0), MySQL and PHP4, as a web server. I recently turned on the SSL Engine (mod_ssl) appeared as part of the standard loadset loading Apache with YAST.

However, whenever I try to access my website via a web browser using https, it does not open. I reloaded apache after opening port 443 and puttin -D SSL in the INCLUDE portion of the conf file.

I know I must be missing some simple step, but it has elluded me thus far.

Any ideas?

stickman · 11-01-2005, 07:45 AM

Any clues for us in your logfiles? Did you create a cert for the site and setup the vhost?

mikebua56 · 11-01-2005, 09:24 PM

I setup the vhost. I have a server host, but I am not sure about the site host.

Any advice how to setup a site cert?

stickman · 11-01-2005, 10:13 PM

Do a quick Google search for OpenSSL certificates.

mikebua56 · 11-01-2005, 11:00 PM

I noticed that when I viewed my ca.crt in plain text, I found my CN=linux.site instead of the actual domain name of my site.

I check the host file and found my host name was linux.site (shortname linux).

Should I change the hostname of my web server to match my website domain name?

If I do so, what else does this affect on my box?

stickman · 11-02-2005, 10:01 AM

Your the common name in the certificate (CN) needs to match DNS. Otherwise visitors to your site will get a certificate warning.