On 4/12/06, D. Ivago <batsleer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I need to setup a secure ssl site but I'm using a FC3 howto wich is not
> compatibel anymore wwith Centos 4.2
>
> Now I removed the standard crt.key and server.key files and used the make
> testcert script in /etc/httpd/conf to create a new one with the appropriate
> company name and such.
>
> But this certificate requires a passphrase everytime apache starts and I
> rather would like to remove this passphrase.
>
> Does anyone know a good quick and dirty howto for centos to create a
> selfsigned ssl certificate without a passphrase?
Create one with a passphrase as you have before, then strip the passphrase out.
'man rsa' in the shell and scroll to the Examples section. There's a
good walkthrough there for removing the passphrase.
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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
-Arthur C. Clarke
