Configuring SSL

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Contents 1 Overview 2 SSL Certificates 3 Configuring SSL on IIS servers 4 Configuring SSL on Apache Servers 4.1 Zend Server's Bundled Apache

Overview

HTTP over SSL encryption may be utilized to secure communication between the client web browser and the server. We strongly recommend configuring SSL if your server is accessible from outside of your company firewall.

SSL Certificates

You may decide to either generate your own self signed certificate or to purchase a certificate from a certificate authority.

Configuring SSL on IIS servers

• Microsoft TechNet instructions for configuring SSL for IIS 6.0

• Microsoft TechNet instructions for configuring SSL for IIS 7.0

Configuring SSL on Apache Servers

• Instructions for Ubuntu 8.04 Setting up SSL: Ubuntu and Apache2
• Instructions for CentOS Setting up mod_ssl on Apache Centos 5.2
• Instructions for Mac OS X How to create a secure (HTTPS) OS X webserver

Zend Server's Bundled Apache

Zend Server's Apache installation includes support for the ssl_module, but this needs to be loaded in order to activate it.

1. Open your httpd.conf file.

By default, this is located in:

Windows: <install_path>\apache2\conf\httpd.conf

2. Un-comment the following line by removing the "#".

Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

This calls the SSL configuration file.

3. Place your server.crt and server.key certification files in the 'conf' folder.

4. Restart the Apache server for the changes to take effect.