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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 09:31:59 -0700
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From: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com>
Subject: Re: Apache+mod_ssl password for key.
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At 10:53 AM 6/28/1999 , Paulo Fragoso wrote:
>On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Stuart Henderson wrote:
>
>> > I don't remember anymore how to start apche+mod_ssl without 
>> > typing key's password. Can anyone help me?
>> 
>> There is info on www.thawte.com's faq for Apache.
>> 
>
>Thanks... now work fine. I didn't remeber where was this information:
>
>openssl rsa -in file1.key -out file2.key
>

Another option is to leave the password in the RSA key and have a shell
script which is simply

#!/bin/sh
echo password

And put that into the 'password dialog' line of httpd.conf. Of course, make
the script executable only by root.

--Ludwig Pummer ( ludwigp@bigfoot.com ) ICQ UIN: 692441


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