I do not have any idea how to generate self-signed SSL certificate for Apache on Windows Vista, but I have to do that.
How I can do that?
1 Answer
You can install OpenSSL for Windows, which is free.
After installation, open command line (cmd.exe), go to installation directory and run appropriate openssl commands.
openssl.exe req -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout server.key -out server.crt -days 1000 -nodes This generates server.key (private key for your Apache) and server.crt (self-signed certificate). Remember to protect your private key.
For installation to Apache2 (in Linux):
sudo a2enmod ssl sudo a2ensite default-ssl nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default-ssl Change correct paths to following lines (paths to your new key and certificate):
SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key Save and run /etc/init.d/apache2 restart (or if your distribution uses some different way, not that command).
