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Console or Toolkit ?

Hi there everybody,

I am using an Apache web server 1.3, which is attached to my oracle 8.1.7.4 database. On a windows 2000 server.

Now I am trying to download an Verisign SSL certificate but in order to download the trial version, I need to create a CSR.

Now I need a console or toolkit to do this on the apache server but I configured the apache server by editing the httpd.conf file and not using a console or toolkit.

Can someone point me in the right direction of downloading a console or tell me how to create a CSR without using a console?

Many thanks

Eddy

samri

hi teched1000,

You may want to jump to Versign own page on how to get the stuff done : http://www.verisign.com/support/tlc/csr/ssleay/v01.html

You may also want to check Apache SSL FAQ at http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/ssl/ssl_faq.html

Some other links that are worth looking at:
http://www.verisign.com/support/tlc/csr/ssleay/v01.html
http://www.verisign.co.uk/support/csr/apache/v00.html

and bunch of other : http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%22CSR%22+apache+verisign&meta=

HTH. Cheers.

samri

sorry, missed a portion of your question - console or toolkit? I personally would try to avoid console, or any gui, and prefer the old-style. It makes you understand what goes inside the config file itself. Easy to make mistake, but good way to learn.

If you prefer the GUI; Jump to Apache Support Webring at http://p.webring.com/hub?ring=apachesupport where there are a bunch of tools and gadjects for apache. I personally have tried Commanche. Very neat. But still love the ol'text-based gui :)

cheers.

teched1000

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Hi there Samri,

Thanks for all the info that you have given me. With it I have managed to create a key and csr file as well as receive a trial crt from Thawte.

However when I align the httpd.conf file to there locations (see below)

<VirtualHost 192.168.1.22:443>
DocumentRoot "E:\Oracle\Ora8i\Apache\Apache\htdocs"
ServerName test-server.domainname.com
ServerAdmin myemailaddress
ErrorLog logs/error_log
TransferLog logs/access_log
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile \conf\ssl.crt\test-server.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile conf\ssl.key\test-server.key
SSLCACertificateFile conf\ssl.crt\ca-bundle.crt
SetEnvIf User-Agent ".*MSIE.*" nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown
</VirtualHost>

I then try to restart the apache service it then just seems to hang with a status of 'running'. When it does this I can neither start nor stop the service, I have to undo the changes I did in the httpd.conf and then restart the server.

Have to by any chance come across this problem before?

Also stupid question but how do you get the apache console up in command prompt?

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teched1000

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Hi Rami,

I had already installed apache as a service and have been stopping and starting the service to stop and start apache.

The apache -h worked in command prompt.

I think I am going to re post this SLL config problem under a different post as you have answer this question.

Many thanks for all your help

Eddy