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Securing you Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server via SSL

Posted by DSY on
100% doable, but set up the certificates based on The Apache-SSL instructions :



Now I've got my server installed, how do I create a test certificate?



Step one - create the key and request:



openssl req -new > new.cert.csr



Step two - remove the passphrase from the key (optional):



openssl rsa -in privkey.pem -out new.cert.key



Step three - convert request into signed cert:



openssl x509 -in new.cert.csr -out new.cert.cert -req -signkey new.cert.key -days 365



The Apache-SSL directives that you need to use the resulting cert are:



SSLCertificateFile /path/to/certs/new.cert.cert

SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/certs/new.cert.key





Tip replace new.cert with the server serivce affected AND the year it was set up.



I use Starfield and I am a haapy camper!

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