Hi! RedHat Linux 7.1 Apache 1.3.19 Perl 5.005 mod_perl 1.24 embperl mod_ssl and openssl (precompiled from RedHat Linux 7.1) I'm trying to establish an SSL link between browser and apache web server. Before, I had a web page located in two different directories (bla/bla/htdocs/Intro and /bla/bla/htdocs/CIP). The idea is that the first directory should use the non-secure server and the second should use the secure server. I only want to use ONE ip-adress. I tried setting up the following environment in my httpd.conf file: Listen 443 <VirtualHost ip-adress:443> DocumentRoot "/bla/bla/htdocs/CIP" ServerName localhost SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.crt/server.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.key/server.key Files ~ "\.(cgi|shtml)$"> SSLOptions +StdEnvVars </Files> <Directory "/usr/local/www/data/site.toddle/htdocs/Intro/cgi-bin"> SSLOptions +StdEnvVars </Directory> SetEnvIf User-Agent ".*MSIE.*" nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown Error_log /var/log/httpd/ssl_error_log CustomLog /var/log/httpd/ssl_request_log \ "%t %h %{SSL_PROTOCOL}x %{SSL_CIPHER}x \"%r\" %b" </VirtualHost> I'm also using AuthCookie to provide authentication procedure in order to enter the protected directory (..../CIP). I specify the login handling procedures for ../CIP in the .htaccess file. I want to be able to access the unprotected documents(http://...) and from them, the protected documents(https://) without having to write https explicitly. But with the above configuration, none of the documents require SSL. When I add the following to my conf file before the virtual host, I get an error message saying "SSL connection required" in my error_log and I can't enter the protected directory. <Directory /CIP> SSLrequireSSL </Directory> Is this something I can specify in the browser I'm using? I'm using a self-signed certificate along with the generated key. Does anyone understand my dilemma? the ssl_error_log shows nothing and I can't enter https://localhost. I'd be grateful for any help on this matter. I've tried the RedHat secure web server tutorial but I still don't understand how to configure the webserver for the two different directories. Thanks, Emma