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edited by Kieran Kelleher
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10 10  * If you like record and verify your OS config as follows:
11 11  ** $ openssl version
12 12  *** OpenSSL 0.9.8g 19 Oct 2007
13 -** $ httpd -v
13 +** $ httpd \-v
14 14  *** Server version: Apache/2.2.8 (Unix)
15 15  
16 -
17 17  {{/info}}
18 18  
19 19  == Development via Apache Webserver ==
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24 24  
25 25  === Make the private key and SSL certificate ===
26 26  
27 -Normally creating SSL certificates for production use is quite involved, however since we are just doing localhost development and testing, we can bypass all the mumbo-jumbo and create the minimal unpassworded private key and SSL certificate the easy way. Do not use this method for creating production server SSL certificates!
26 +Normally creating SSL certificates for production use is quite involved, however since we are just doing localhost development and testing, we can bypass all the mumbo-jumbo and create the minimal unpassworded private key and SSL certificate the easy way. Do not use this method for creating production server SSL certificates
28 28  
29 -* Open terminal and ...
28 +Open terminal and follow the commands shown below in my transcript which is self-explanatory if you are familiar with Terminal...
30 30  
31 31  {{noformat}}
32 32  
33 -$ cd /etc/apache2/
34 -$ sudo -s
35 -# mkdir devsslcerts
36 -# cd devsslcerts/
32 +mymac$ cd /etc/apache2/
33 +mymac$ sudo -s
34 +
37 37  bash-3.2# mkdir devsslcerts
38 38  bash-3.2# cd devsslcerts/
37 +
38 +
39 +{{/noformat}}
40 +
41 +Next run the one single openssl command that will make the two files we need in their final folder that we just created above.
42 +Note you will be asked for a bunch of info for the certificate. Follow what I have done below. **In particular, enter "localhost" in the Common Name field!**
43 +
44 +{{noformat}}
45 +
39 39  bash-3.2# openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -out localhost_server.crt -keyout localhost_server.key
47 +
40 40  Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
41 41  .........................++++++
42 42  .....++++++
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56 56  Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Software Engineering Department
57 57  Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:localhost
58 58  Email Address []:developer@webobjects.com
67 +
59 59  bash-3.2# ls -al
60 60  total 16
61 61  drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 136 Jul 21 16:58 .
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66 66  
67 67  {{/noformat}}
68 68  
78 +=== Configure Apache2 to Use Your Development Certificates for localhost ===
79 +
80 +Using you favorite text editor, edit the apache2 config file at
81 +/etc/apache2/httpd.conf
82 +making the changes shown in the following 2 screenshots:
83 +
84 +Next edit the ssl config file itself making the changes shown in the following sceenshot:
85 +
86 +Finally, restart apache
87 +
88 +{{noformat}}
89 +
90 +bash-3.2# apachectl graceful
91 +
92 +{{/noformat}}
93 +
69 69  == Detecting SSL ==
70 70  
71 71  Code for detecting whether SSL is active for the current request: