Installing SSL Certificate for Apache - Quick HOWTO

Here is the steps for installing the SSL Certificate and CA Bundle (gd_bundle.crt) Implementing a PKCS12 Keystore for Apache:

  
1. Copy your SSL certificate file and the certificate bundle file to your Apache server. Generate the certificate file and key file using openssl  pcks12 command

openssl pkcs12 -in <domainname>.pfx -out <domainname>.c

From the generated output( <domainname>.c ), using vi copy only private key and save it as a different file ( <domainname>.key ) and the same way copy the root certificate and save it as a different file ( your-company-name.crt ) 


2. Now using the gd_bundle.crt , <domainname>.key, <domainname>.crt – Generate a keystore file. Use the following command:


openssl pkcs12 -export -chain -CAfile gd_bundle.crt -in <domainname>.crt -inkey <domainname>.key -out keystore.tomcat -name tomcat -passout pass:changeit


3. Edit your Apache configuration to reference these files.  Locate the following directives. If one or more of them are currently commented out, uncomment them by removing the '#' character from the beginning of the line. Set the values of these directives to the absolute path and filename of the appropriate file:


SSLCertificateFile /path/to/your/certificate/file

SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/your/key/file

SSLCertificateChainFile /path/to/intermediate/bundle/file


4. Save your configuration file and restart Apache.

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