-----Original Message----- From: Dragon [mailto:dragon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 29 March 2007 17:17 To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: mod_ssl question Rodman wrote: >Hello, > >Have a question pertaining to using mod_ssl on one of my virtual sites. >I am running a web mail application in a directory on one of my sites >and I was wondering if it would be possible to secure just a particular >directory and everything under it. For example, my site is ><http://www.example.com>www.example.com but I am wanting to secure ><http://www.example.com\mail>www.example.com\mail. Can it be possible >to just use SSL on that particular directory rather than securing an >entire site. The reason I am asking is that I am going to use a self >signed certificate (not going to pay an outrageous price of $800+) and >I.E. complains about a certificate not being signed by a root >authority. I only need a handful of users going to the "\mail" >directory and I can have them import the certificate so that I.E. >doesn't complain each time one of them tries to access that directory. >The public accessing <http://www.example.com>www.example.com doesn't >need SSL and if I had to turn it on for the whole site, I.E. might >scare them away when it says the certificate can't be verified... > >Thanks guys! > >Rodman ---------------- End original message. --------------------- Yes, you can secure any portion of a site, there is no need to do the whole thing. Also, there are affordable certificates available. I paid $35 for one from GoDaddy for a web ticketing system I did for a non-profit event. VeriSign and their ridiculously inflated pricing is not the only option. Dragon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Venimus, Saltavimus, Bibimus (et naribus canium capti sumus) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 This email may contain confidential material. If you were not an intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies. We may monitor email to and from our network. This email was sent by a company within the corporate group owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, registered in England and Wales with company number 53723 and VAT number GB 278 5371 21. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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