Apache, SSL and Self Signed Certificates
From time to time I need to create a self-signed certificate for Apache and SSL. This is mostly for development and playing around and I don’t want to spend money purchasing a certificate for that.
The following is an excellent HOWTO on setting up a secure site with Apache, OpenSSL and a self-signed certificate……
Apache, SSL and Self Signed Certificates
It deals with Apache 1.3, but if you’re knowledgeable enough to know what an SSL certificate is and why you would want/need one, then you can probably figure out the little bit extra that you need to know to set it up for Apache 2.0. I did (wink, wink)