No it is not required to have a separate virtual host, at least not for Apache itself. I am running V2.054 http and https on FreeBSD V5.3 with no problem. BZAG ============================= --- Andrew Clarke <aclarke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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