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Tutorial Overview. This tutorial will guide you through the
steps required to configure Apache with SSL. This tutorial is divided
into four sections. It is assumed that you have a basic understand of
PKI. The first section is a brief overview of SSL and the components
required to complete the turorial. The second section will cover the
installation of Apache. The third section will cover the creation of a
SSL certificate and the final section covers that steps required to
configure Apache with SSL. This tutorial is used in
IS2771 Security
in E-Commerce.
SSL. Short for Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol developed by
Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL uses a
cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data, a public key
known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the
recipient of the message.
Apache2. The Apache HTTP Server is a commercial-grade, open
source implementation of a web server.
OpenSSL. OpenSSL is an open source toolkit implementing the
Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security protocols as well as a
full-strength general purpose cryptography library. The openssl program
is a command line tool that is used for the various cryptography
functions and will be used to create and manage your private keys and
certificates.
Mod_SSL. This module provides cryptography for Apache via the
Secure Socket Layer and Transport Layer Security protocols with the help
of OpenSSL.
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