[ale] Apache secure server

[Jeff Hubbs]

Hm, my mileage varied.  Verisign had a 30-day free trial certificate
available and I got that working on the server (IIS), but you had to do
something special on the browser end too, thereby making the trial
certificate unfit for actual temporary use.

- Jeff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yu, Jerry [mailto:zyu at Ptek.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 6:22 PM
> To: Jeff Hubbs
> Cc: Gary S. Mackay; ale at ale.org
> Subject: RE: [ale] Apache secure server 
> 
> 
> #However, to get SSL going by any means, you have to go 
> through Verisign to
> #get a Certificate ID, either for the whole server or each 
> individual virtual
> #site.  That takes a few days, worst case.
> 
> You can run the secure server with your self-signed certificate while
> waiting for the real one from Verisign. Additionally, you 
> only needs the
> encryption (but not the authentication yourself to the 
> browswer/user), you
> can even stay with your self-signed certificate for as long 
> as you desire.
> 
> 
>  #
> #- Jeff
> #
> #> -----Original Message-----
> #> From: Gary S. Mackay [mailto:Gary at edisoninfo.com]
> #> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 5:02 PM
> #> To: ale at ale.org
> #> Subject: [ale] Apache secure server 
> #> 
> #> 
> #> What is the quickest/recommended way to get a secure server 
> #> online? I've
> #> downloaded the tarballs etc. and have it somewhat running on 
> #> an in-house
> #> server, but I'm running out of time. I have several clients 
> #> that want sites
> #> on-line soon. Should I just go purchase the RedHat 
> #> Professional and be done
> #> with it, or maybe some package of FreeBSD that includes the 
> #> apache/mysql/php
> #> secure stuff? Please, I do not want a flame war about bsd vs 
> #> linux. I just
> #> need a helping hand in getting this up and running. I'll keep 
> #> plugging away at
> #> my compiled version as I get time. Right now, I don't have any.
> #> 
> #> TIA,
> #>  Gary
> #> 
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