SuSE 9.3 hosting Apache 2.0.53 (the build from SuSE installs) and Firefox 1.0.6 for a self-contained server and workstation on a laptop. I'm working on getting https working for the first time, and keep reading hints that it's usual to make another virtual host to carry the SSL. Is this required, or just "a good idea"? If it's a good idea, why? On a closely related topic, I eventually reached the point of creating a self-certified CA and have made my server keys, but the first response I get from an https://localhost access is an alert box from the browser: "the connection to myserver has terminated unexpectedly. Some data may have been transferred". I do not even get an alert asking if I want to accept a self-certified certificate, so the problem has to be very early in the sequence. Of course I'm going to assume that there's a few SSL config parameters I need to set, but I was hoping that the default .conf supplied by SuSE/Apache would only need the certificates plugging in and it would just work. Are there any SSL config parameters I MUST set before it will work? The documentation lacks a clear tutorial (that I've been able to find) so I'd really appreciate it if someone could enumerate the essential parameters. I'll find out what they all mean from there. Thanks in advance, A Clarke. -- Corporate signatures suck. This email is from Civica Pty Limited and it, together with any attachments, is confidential to the intended recipient(s) and the contents may be legally privileged or contain proprietary and private information. It is intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this email. If received in error, please notify the sender and delete the message from your system immediately. Any views or opinions expressed in this email and any files transmitted with it are those of the author only and may not necessarily reflect the views of Civica and do not create any legally binding rights or obligations whatsoever. Unless otherwise pre-agreed by exchange of hard copy documents signed by duly authorised representatives, contracts may not be concluded on behalf of Civica by email. Please note that neither Civica nor the sender accepts any responsibility for any viruses and it is your responsibility to scan the email and the attachments (if any). All email received and sent by Civica may be monitored to protect the business interests of Civica. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx