SSL password on httpd start
Alexander Dalloz
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Mon Nov 7 18:19:09 UTC 2005
Am Mo, den 07.11.2005 schrieb Robert Bell um 19:07:
> Is there any way to pass the ssl cert password when the httpd service
> starts? My whole system just hangs because it wants the password but
> there is no way to enter the cert password when httpd is set to auto
> start in run level 3. I have to manually start httpd after the system
> boots, which isn't that bad but I rarely reboot and I usually forget to
> start http until someone complains.
http://www.modssl.org/docs/2.8/ssl_faq.html#remove-passphrase
http://webauthv3.stanford.edu/manual/ssl/ssl_faq.html
(same comment and instruction as above FAQ, plus following hint)
"As an alternative approach you can use the
``SSLPassPhraseDialog exec:/path/to/program''
facility. But keep in mind that this is neither more nor less secure, of
course."
Alexander
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