[svlug] Test for SSL on Apache?

[Skip Evans]

Hey all,

Thanks much for the fast responses! SVLUG is the best!

Per Rick's recommendations, I went to the site he 
posted and did the following:

venomouspenguin# openssl s_client -connect 
localhost:443 -state -debug
connect: Connection refused
connect:errno=61

venomouspenguin# curl https://localhost/
curl: (7) Failed to connect to ::1: Connection refused

Per Michael's instructions I did the following:

venomouspenguin# httpd -l
Compiled in modules:
   core.c
   prefork.c
   http_core.c
   mod_so.c
venomouspenguin#

Michael also says, "If you don't have it [mod_ssl] 
look for mod_so.c If you have that you can compile 
the ssl module and load it from httpd.conf."

So, since I have mod_so.c, but not mod_ssl, do I 
understand Michael correctly that I can compile 
mod_ssl as a module and include it from httpd.conf?

I see in httpd.conf:

<IfDefine SSL>
LoadModule ssl_module libexec/apache2/mod_ssl.so
</IfDefine>

...and libexec/apache2/mod_ssl.so is present.

So... I'm a bit confused. If mod_ssl.so is present 
  and included in httpd.conf, why does it not show 
up with httpd -l' command?

What should I to get this install working properly?

Thanks!
Skip


Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Paul Reiber (reiber at gmail.com):
> 
> 
>>SSL's not installed by default, nor is it trivial to install... so I'm
>>guessing the guy who installed Apache didn't install it.
>>
>>I recommend you read through http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1356
>>
>>Although I haven't followed these steps myself, they seem to
>>be pretty accurate; I remember doing similar things years ago
>>when I was installing SSL for an e-commerce server.
> 
> 
> Skip's original question of how to test for SSL functionality is
> answered here:  http://www.modssl.org/docs/2.8/ssl_faq.html#ToC19
> 
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