Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 14:52:21 -0700 From: Doug Barton <DougB@gorean.org> To: Max Clark <max@ussearch.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SSL Web Servers Message-ID: <39625C95.27278104@gorean.org> References: <ICEDKAAFEDEBMKDFEHKMAEFBCAAA.max@ussearch.com>
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Max Clark wrote:
>
> I am currently evaluating SSL enabled web servers and was wondering if I
> could get some feedback on the following products...
>
> Apache + OpenSSL
Not sure exactly what you mean by that one. Both the apache_ssl and
mod_ssl modules seem to rely on openssl to one extent or another. I've
got lots of experience with apache_ssl, and it works quite well for me.
The mod_ssl folks seem to have good stuff as well, and theirs is more
extensively documented.
> Stronghold (www.c2net.com)
We used stronghold for a little over a year before switching. It's a
good product, although if you're doing a lot of installations it's a
little difficult to break out of their "hand holding" mode of
installation. The folks at c2net are very professional, and they went
out of their way to help us customize their product to fit with our
special needs. Their product is basically apache + mod_ssl, combined
with some custom hacks to walk you through installation and maintenance.
> Does anyone have experience with any of these products? Has anyone
> implemented one and then switched to another?
Truth be told, I probably wouldn't have switched at all if not for the
fact that our new corporate parents didn't already have a well supported
ssl version of apache. Stronghold is a good product, and although their
license is expensive, you do get good quality for your money. If you
aren't totally comfortable with the nuances of SSL and think you might
need some support, I strongly recommend them.
HTH,
Doug
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