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Here are the steps you may follow to setup "https" in your Apache webserver.

1. Create a directory

mkdir

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sslcert

Now protect the directory,

chmod

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0700

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sslcert

Create two subdirectories

Create a database to keep track of each certificate

Create a custom config file for OpenSSL to use similar to openssl.cnf in your /etc/pki/tls folder.

Create a root certificate All other certificates you create will be based of this. Since this is not a commercial certificate software may complain when they use your certificates. You may give people the "public" certifcate and your certifcate will work like commercial ones when they import it. To create, while in the 'sslcert' directory type:

mkdir certs private

echo '100001' >serial

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