03-11-2008, 01:21 PM
Quote:With a secure web server, clients can connect to your server secure in the knowledge both that it is who it claims to be and that the transaction is well-encrypted so their data is safe. The best way of doing this is with Apache 2, the leading Linux web server software, and Secure Sockets Layer, a secure communication protocol. Transport Layer Security (TLS) is the successor to SSL, but they work in basically the same way. I'll refer from here on just to SSL...
Setting up Apache with SSL is straightforward, but there are several necessary steps. This article covers how to get a certificate signed by a CA, and how to compile and configure Apache with SSL...
full article: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2008/...pache.html