Installing and Configuring OpenSSL

• 1). Download the most recent version of OpenSSL from the Shining Light Productions website (see Resources section).
  
  
• 2). Install OpenSSL on your computer by running the executable file. Follow the prompts to complete the installation process.
  
  
• 3). Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you installed OpenSSL. Run the following command to create a self-signed certificate:
  
  openssl req -config openssl.cnf -new -out [specified_name].csr -keyout [specified_name].pem
  
  Provide appropriate answers to the questions.
  
  
• 4). Create a non-password-protected key for Apache2 by running the following command:
  
  openssl rsa -in [specified_name].pem -out [specified_name].key
  
  
• 5). Create an X.509 certificate by running the following command:
  
  openssl x509 -in [specified_name].csr -out [specified_name].cert -req -signkey [specified_name].key -days 365
  
  

Installing and Configuring Apache2

• 1). Open the "conf\httpd.conf" file in a text editor. Remove the comment (#) from the line for "LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so."
  
  
• 2). Create a directory under the conf directory and copy the "[specified_name].cert" and "[specified_name].key" files into the new directory.
  
  
• 3). Open the "conf\ssl.conf" file in a text editor, and remove the "<IfDefine SSL>" and "</IfDefine>" entries.
  
  
• 4). Type the appropriate values for the DocumentRoot, ServerName, ServerAdmin, SSLCertificateFile and SSLCertificateKeyFile entries, depending on your system and file names.
  
  
• 5). Stop and restart Apache2 to enable SSL encryption.