0007: Creating and Applying SSL Certificate to Apache HTTPD

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</div>
<div></div>
<div id="content">
<h2>
Create Your SSL Certificate</h2>
<h2>Create Your SSL Certificate</h2>
<ol>
<li>
Launch XCA</li>
<li>
Open the PKI database if it is not already (File &gt; Open DataBase), enter password</li>
<li>
Click on the Certificates tab, right click on your Intermediate CA certificate</li>
<li>
Select New</li>
<li>
On the Source tab, make sure Use this Certificate for signing is selected</li>
<li>
Verify your Intermediate CA certificate is selected from the drop down</li>
<li>
Click the Subject tab</li>
<li>
Complete the Distinguished Name section
<p>
internalName: WebDev SSL<br />
countryName: US<br />
stateOrProvinceName: Virginia<br />
localityName: Northern<br />
organizationName: i12bretro<br />
organizationUnitName: i12bretro Certificate Authority<br />
commonName: webdev.i12bretro.local</p>
<li>Launch XCA</li>
<li>Open the PKI database if it is not already (File &gt; Open DataBase), enter password</li>
<li>Click on the Certificates tab, right click on your Intermediate CA certificate</li>
<li>Select New</li>
<li>On the Source tab, make sure Use this Certificate for signing is selected</li>
<li>Verify your Intermediate CA certificate is selected from the drop down</li>
<li>Click the Subject tab</li>
<li>Complete the Distinguished Name section
<p>internalName: WebDev SSL<br />
countryName: US<br />
stateOrProvinceName: Virginia<br />
localityName: Northern<br />
organizationName: i12bretro<br />
organizationUnitName: i12bretro Certificate Authority<br />
commonName: webdev.i12bretro.local</p>
</li>
<li>
Click the Generate a New Key button</li>
<li>
Enter a name and set the key size to at least 2048</li>
<li>
Click Create</li>
<li>
Click on the Extensions tab</li>
<li>
Select End Entity from the type list</li>
<li>
Click Edit next to Subject Alternative Name</li>
<li>
Add any DNS or IP addresses that the certificate will identify</li>
<li>
Update the validity dates to fit your needs</li>
<li>
Click the Key Usage tab</li>
<li>
Under Key Usage select Digital Signature, Key Enchiperment</li>
<li>
Under Extended Key Usage select Web Server and Web Client Authentication</li>
<li>
Click the Netscape tab</li>
<li>
Select SSL Server</li>
<li>
Click OK to create the certificate</li>
<li>Click the Generate a New Key button</li>
<li>Enter a name and set the key size to at least 2048</li>
<li>Click Create</li>
<li>Click on the Extensions tab</li>
<li>Select End Entity from the type list</li>
<li>Click Edit next to Subject Alternative Name</li>
<li>Add any DNS or IP addresses that the certificate will identify</li>
<li>Update the validity dates to fit your needs</li>
<li>Click the Key Usage tab</li>
<li>Under Key Usage select Digital Signature, Key Enchiperment</li>
<li>Under Extended Key Usage select Web Server and Web Client Authentication</li>
<li>Click the Netscape tab</li>
<li>Select SSL Server</li>
<li>Click OK to create the certificate</li>
</ol>
<h2>
Exporting Required Files</h2>
<h2>Exporting Required Files</h2>
<ol>
<li>
In XCA, click on the Certificates tab</li>
<li>
Right click the Intermediate CA certificate &gt; Export &gt; File</li>
<li>
Set the file name with a .crt extension and verify the export format is PEM chain (*.pem)</li>
<li>
Click OK</li>
<li>
Right click the SSL certificate &gt; Export &gt; File</li>
<li>
Set the file name with a .crt extension and verify the export format is PEM (*.crt)</li>
<li>
Click OK</li>
<li>
Click the Private Keys tab</li>
<li>
Right click the private key generated for the SSL certificate &gt; Export &gt; File</li>
<li>
Set the file name with a .key extension and verify the export format is PEM private (*.pem)</li>
<li>
Click OK</li>
<li>In XCA, click on the Certificates tab</li>
<li>Right click the Intermediate CA certificate &gt; Export &gt; File</li>
<li>Set the file name with a .crt extension and verify the export format is PEM chain (*.pem)</li>
<li>Click OK</li>
<li>Right click the SSL certificate &gt; Export &gt; File</li>
<li>Set the file name with a .crt extension and verify the export format is PEM (*.crt)</li>
<li>Click OK</li>
<li>Click the Private Keys tab</li>
<li>Right click the private key generated for the SSL certificate &gt; Export &gt; File</li>
<li>Set the file name with a .key extension and verify the export format is PEM private (*.pem)</li>
<li>Click OK</li>
</ol>
<h2>
Setting Up Apache For SSL</h2>
<h2>Setting Up Apache For SSL</h2>
<ol>
<li>
Navigate to <apacheinstalldir>/conf</apacheinstalldir></li>
<li>
Create a certs directory if it does not exist</li>
<li>
Copy the exported SSL certificate, private key and certificate chain files to <apacheinstalldir>/conf/certs</apacheinstalldir></li>
<li>
Edit <apacheinstalldir>/conf/httpd.conf</apacheinstalldir></li>
<li>
At the bottom of the file add a VirtualHost block<br />
<p>
Listen 443<br />
<virtualhost :443=""><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SSLEngine on<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SSLProtocol -All +TLSv1.2 +TLSv1.3<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SSLCertificateFile <apacheinstalldir>/conf/certs/<ssl cert="">.crt<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SSLCertificateKeyFile <apacheinstalldir>/conf/certs/<private key="">.key<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SSLCertificateChainFile <apacheinstalldir>/conf/certs/<cert chain="">.crt</cert></apacheinstalldir></private></apacheinstalldir></ssl></apacheinstalldir></virtualhost></p>
<li>Navigate to <apacheinstalldir>/conf</apacheinstalldir></li>
<li>Create a certs directory if it does not exist</li>
<li>Copy the exported SSL certificate, private key and certificate chain files to <apacheinstalldir>/conf/certs</apacheinstalldir></li>
<li>Edit <apacheinstalldir>/conf/httpd.conf</apacheinstalldir></li>
<li>At the bottom of the file add a VirtualHost block
<p>Listen 443<br />
&lt;virtualhost :443&gt;<br />
SSLEngine on<br />
SSLProtocol -All +TLSv1.2 +TLSv1.3<br />
SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5<br />
SSLCertificateFile /conf/certs/%ssl.crt file%<br />
SSLCertificateKeyFile /conf/certs/%ssl.key file%<br />
SSLCertificateChainFile /conf/certs/%ssl-chain.crt file%<br />
&lt;/virtualhost&gt;</p>
</li>
<li>
Restart the Apache Service</li>
<li>
Open a web browser</li>
<li>
Navigate to https://<dnsorip>&gt; from your certificate</dnsorip></li>
<li>
Click the lock and select view certificate</li>
<li>
Validate the certificate and certificate chain being presented by Apache HTTPD</li>
<li>Restart the Apache Service</li>
<li>Open a web browser</li>
<li>Navigate to https://DNSorIP from your certificate</li>
<li>Click the lock and select view certificate</li>
<li>Validate the certificate and certificate chain being presented by Apache HTTPD</li>
</ol>
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