Apache: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition

Make a Test Certificate

Regardless of which version of Apache you are using, you now need a test certificate. Go into .../src and type:

% make certificate

A number of questions appear about who and where you are:

ps > /tmp/ssl-rand; date >> /tmp/ssl-rand; RANDFILE=/tmp/ssl-rand /usr/local/ssl/
bin/openssl req -config ../SSLconf/conf/ssleay.cnf  -new -x509 -nodes -out ../
SSLconf/conf/httpsd.pem  -keyout ../SSLconf/conf/httpsd.pem;  ln -sf httpsd.pem ../
SSLconf/conf/'/usr/local/ssl/bin/openssl  x509 -noout -hash < ../SSLconf/conf/httpsd.
pem'.0;  rm /tmp/ssl-rand
Using configuration from ../SSLconf/conf/ssleay.cnf
Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
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writing new private key to '../SSLconf/conf/httpsd.pem'
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You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
For some fields there will be a default value,
If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [GB]:US
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:Nevada
Locality Name (eg, city) []:Hopeful City
Organization Name (eg, company; recommended) []:Butterthlies Inc
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Sales
server name (eg. ssl.domain.tld; required!!!) []:sales.butterthlies.com
Email Address []:[e-mail]

Your inputs are shown in bold type in the usual way. The ...