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- This is the ssl.key/ directory of Apache/mod_ssl
- where PEM-encoded RSA Private Keys for SSL are stored.
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- Per default the following files are provided:
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- o server.key:
- This is the server private key for Apache/mod_ssl, configured with the
- SSLCertificateKeyFile directive. Per default this is a dummy file, but may
- be overwritten by the `make certificate' target under built-time.
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- o snakeoil.key:
- This is the private key of the _DEMONSTRATION ONLY_ `Snake Oil' Server. It
- corresponds to the dummy server certificate ../ssl.crt/snakeoil.crt. NEVER
- USE THIS PRIVATE KEY YOURSELF FOR REAL LIFE! INSTEAD USE A REAL SERVER KEY!
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- o snakeoil-ca.key:
- This is the private key of the _DEMONSTRATION ONLY_ `Snake Oil' Certificate
- Authority. It is used to sign the ../ssl.crt/server.crt on `make
- certificate' because self-signed server certificates are not accepted by
- all browsers. NEVER USE THIS PRIVATE KEY YOURSELF FOR REAL LIFE! INSTEAD
- EITHER USE A PUBLICALLY KNOWN CA OR CREATE YOUR OWN CA!
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- You can view the ingredients of a particular private key file in plain text
- by running the command (a pass phrase may be queried):
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- $ openssl rsa -noout -text -in <name>.key
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