Apache2 SSL sur Debian Etch

Install Apache + SSL (+PHP si nécessaire)

#apt-get install apache2
#apt-get install openssl ssl-cert
#apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 php5-cli php5-common php5-cgi

Une fois le serveur apache installé, on doit générer un certificat, activer le support SSL dans apache et configurer les options SSL.

Générer un certificat

Générer un certificat permet de protéger le traffic entre client(s) et serveur, cependant il ne sera pas validé par une autorité de certification et provoquera des warnings.
Pour éviter ces messages, on doit obtenir un certificat validé par un vendeur de certificats SSL.

Note: Pour générer un certificat sous Sarge, il suffisait de taper "apache2-ssl-certificate", mais cette commande n'est plus disponible sous Etch.

1. openssl req $@ -new -x509 -days 3650 -nodes -out /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.pem -keyout /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.pem

Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key ………………………………………….++++++ …………………………………….++++++ writing new private key to ‘/etc/apache2/apache.pem’ —– 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. —– Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:GB State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]: Locality Name (eg, city) []:London Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:Debian Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []: Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []: Email Address []:

This will complete the certificate now you need to make sure you have the correct permissions for .pem file if not use the

following command to set the correct permissions

1. chmod 600 /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.pem

By default the server will listen for incoming HTTP requests on port 80 - and not SSL connections on port 443. So you need to enable SSL support by entering the following entry to the file /etc/apache2/ports.conf save and exit the file.

Listen 443

Enable SSL Support

If you want to enable SSL support for your apache web server you need to use the following comamnd

1. a2enmod ssl

Module ssl installed; run /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload to enable.

Now you need to restart the apache2 server using the following command

1. /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Configuring SSL Certificate to Virtual Hosts in Apache2

First you need to edit the /etc/apache2/sites-available/default file change

NameVirtualHost * to

NameVirtualHost *:80 NameVirtualHost *:443

Now you need to configure Virtual hosts using port 80

Example ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost . . . configure Virtual hosts using port 443 the main difference is you need to use the following two lines for each SSL hosts.

SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/apache.pem

Example ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost . . . SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/apache.pem

Now you need to restrat your apache web server using the following comamnd

1. /etc/init.d/apache2 reload

Reloading web server config… XXXX