On Tuesday 16 October 2007 2:58 pm, Aaron Dalton wrote: > On Tue, 16 Oct 2007, Tony Heal wrote: > > I am using apache v 1.3.34-4.1 and openssl on Debian and I have set up > > SSL, Although I can restart apache using the init script without issue I > > get prompted for a pass phrase if I stop and start apache. This is a > > problem if I have a power loss as apache will wait in the background > > until it receives a pass phrase. Is there a way around this without > > regenerating the server.key? > > AFAIK there is no way around this. If you do not want Apache to wait for > a pass phrase, you have to strip the private key of encryption. This of > course has multiple security problems, but I'm afraid those are your only > options that I am aware of. > > $ openssl rsa -in encryptedkey.pem -out strippedkey.pem > > -- > Aaron Dalton > http://perlkonig.com > > <CLIP>
If I understand what you're after, try the following: 1. Create a shell script called "ssl-pass" (or whatever you choose). Add the following line to it: echo "mypasphrase" using your passphrase, of course; 2. Add "SSLPassPhraseDialog exec:/pathto/ssl-pass" t httpd.conf. (N.B. quotes are for clarity except where used with the echo command.) You should now not be prompted for the phrase when you start apache. HTH. Dimitri -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
