Re: mod_ssl pass phrase related question
Would'nt it be related to having a self-signed certificate instead of
the one you built ?
On Fri, 2002-03-22 at 09:15, eim wrote:
> mod_ssl pass phrase related question
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>
> Hallo Debian folks,
>
> I've installed the Debian package "libapache-mod-ssl"
> on my workstation box in order to learn how to setup
> http secure transactions with my Apache webserver.
>
> Once installed mod_ssl I've created a sample ssl
> certification for my local workstation, https works
> quite well and everything is ok, well nearly everything :)
>
> When I restart the apache by hand or it comes up
> through Debian's init.d script it requires that I provide
> the daemon with the pass phrase because some of my private
> key files are encripted.
>
> How can I avoid this ? I mean let me assume I need to restart
> my box from a remote connection, when the init.d script
> is going to start apache I must be fisically there to provide
> the daemon with my pass phrase, that's not always possible.
>
> Should I keep my key files unencrypted, or is there another
> solution which preserves security ?
>
> Thanks for any help !
> Have a nice time,
>
> - Ivo
>
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