Category: General
Ubuntu 14.04 SSL Setup and Configuration
Enable SSL (restart after enabling):
a2enmod ssl
Create Directory For SSL:
mkdir /etc/apache2/cert
Create Certificate
openssl req -new -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout $domain.ext.key -out $domain.ext.csr
- Fill in details
- Order certificate
Create SSL Vhost:
vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/vhostssl.conf
Enter below information and modify:
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/cert/domain.ext.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/cert/domain.ext.key
SSLCaCertificateFile /etc/apache2/cert/AlphaSSLroot.crt
<FilesMatch ".(cgi|shtml|phtml|php)$">
SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
BrowserMatch "MSIE [2-6"
nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown
downgrade-1.0 force-response-1.0
BrowserMatch "MSIE [17-9" ssl-unclean-shutdown
Enable The Site
a2ensite vhostssl.conf
Create a file called AlphaSSLroot in directory specificed in vhostssl.conf file, copy the intermediate and root into the file:
Note: The following information is for GlobalSign
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