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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by "James, Denise" <de...@fldoe.org> on 2005/08/15 02:15:03 UTC
[users@httpd] apachectl startssl --need to start without entering password
Hello,
Please point me to where I can find documentation on starting apache
with ssl and NOT having to enter the password. I am new to managing
this web server and was recently asked to setup a new certificate which
expired.
I did that, but now whenever apache is restarted, or the server itself
is taken offline, at boot time the password is required. I didn't have
this problem until I added the new certificate.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
Denise O. James
Systems Project Analyst
Florida Department of Education
Education Data Center Rm. B2-24
325 W. Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone and Fax: (850) 245-9805
denise.james@fldoe.org
[users@httpd] Re: apachectl startssl --need to start without entering password
Posted by Brian Candler <B....@pobox.com>.
On Sun, Aug 14, 2005 at 08:15:03PM -0400, James, Denise wrote:
> Please point me to where I can find documentation on starting apache
> with ssl and NOT having to enter the password. I am new to managing
> this web server and was recently asked to setup a new certificate which
> expired.
>
>
>
> I did that, but now whenever apache is restarted, or the server itself
> is taken offline, at boot time the password is required. I didn't have
> this problem until I added the new certificate.
You need the mod_ssl FAQ.
http://www.modssl.org/docs/2.8/ssl_faq.html
See question "how to remove a passphrase"
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Re: [users@httpd] apachectl startssl --need to start without entering
password
Posted by "Mark H. Wood" <mw...@IUPUI.Edu>.
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2005, James, Denise wrote:
> Please point me to where I can find documentation on starting apache
> with ssl and NOT having to enter the password. I am new to managing
> this web server and was recently asked to setup a new certificate which
> expired.
>
> I did that, but now whenever apache is restarted, or the server itself
> is taken offline, at boot time the password is required. I didn't have
> this problem until I added the new certificate.
The usual way is to remove the password from the private key. For
example (from OpenSSL's 'man rsa'):
openssl rsa -in key.pem -out keyout.pem
Do something similar for a DSA key, using the 'openssl dsa' command
instead. You'll be asked for the input key's passphrase if it has one.
If you don't specify a cipher then the output key won't have a passphrase.
Instruct Apache to use the output key instead of the input key and the SSL
library should no longer prompt for a passphrase, since it won't need one
to decrypt the private key.
- --
Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer mwood@IUPUI.Edu
Open-source executable: $0.00. Source: $0.00 Control: priceless!
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[users@httpd] Re: apachectl startssl --need to start without entering password
Posted by Joost de Heer <sa...@xs4all.nl>.
> Hello,
>
> Please point me to where I can find documentation on starting apache
> with ssl and NOT having to enter the password. I am new to managing
> this web server and was recently asked to setup a new certificate which
> expired.
>
> I did that, but now whenever apache is restarted, or the server itself
> is taken offline, at boot time the password is required. I didn't have
> this problem until I added the new certificate.
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/ssl/ssl_faq.html, section 'How can I get
rid of the pass-phrase dialog at Apache startup time?'.
Joost
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