mod_ssl configuring
I spent a lot of the Christmas break installing and configuring various packages on the system. I wanted to get mod_ssl running, so I could install a web email interface and some other admin tools on the web server, and not worry about the passwords going in clear text. It turned out to be a lot easier than I expected. I used the default Redhat mod_ssl rpm and ran “make” to create the server key and certificate (it asked for the necessary parameters). All that was left was to restart apache and it was up and running (I did modify the httpd.conf file to enter the SSLRequireSSL parameter on the directories I wanted to secure). That was it, pretty slick.