I was testing my httpd config on centOS-like OS, and found a "wired" error AH02574: Init: Can't open server private key file in one of the VirtualHost, while another one doesn't produce any error.
In my config file, same SSL cert is referred by both (two) virtual hosts, of course is the private key file also shared. The httpd fail to start with this config. When I dig into the log, I found one virtual host (example.com) config does not produce any error, while the other vhost (sub.example.com, at latter lines in the ssl.conf) can't read the key file. I suspect this is due to the file was opened by the programme already, and hence stays on hold preventing it to be opened again. If this is the case, how should I solve it? An simple solution comes to my mind was to duplicate the key file, but I doubt for any security risk.
To give a better idea, below is a sample config:
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName example.com
# ... some other config
SSLCertificateFile "/path/to/ssl.crt"
SSLCertificateKeyFile "/path/to/ssl.key"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName sub.example.com
# ... some other config
SSLCertificateFile "/path/to/ssl.crt"
SSLCertificateKeyFile "/path/to/ssl.key"
</VirtualHost>
As per answer given by Jimmy, You can include sudo at the beginning of the command as below. I have also spent some 2 hours battling the same error but this helped me
sudo restorecon -RvF /etc/ssl/keyfile
After running the command, it should show as per image attached. Then you can restart the apache service
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/uipI4.png
Although with a different problem, but This answer also resolves my problem!
Here is the solution provided by that answer:
restorecon -RvF /path/to/key_file
It's been days since I did not get to the top of the thing.
I already have certificates.
I would like to know where to place them, and what files to edit / create to run the site in https.
Thanks to everyone
On FreeBSD, look at SSLCertificateChainFile in file /usr/local/etc/apache24/extra/httpd-ssl.conf
Uncomment the two lines:
SSLCertificateFile "/usr/local/etc/apache24/server.crt"
SSLCertificateKeyFile "/usr/local/etc/apache24/server.key"
Put the certificate and the private key in the corresponding files.
Trying to setup SSL on Apache (on AWS Linux). Firefox gives me these details in it's nastygram:
The certificate is not trusted because it is self-signed.
The certificate is only valid for ip-###-##-#-##
I'm currently working under the assumption that this is a problem with the ChainFile or CA cert - quite possibly because I dont have the correct info in httpd.conf. Can you comment on the code below or let me know where else to look for the error?
httpd.conf:
<VirtualHost *:443>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
ServerName https://###-##-#-##
SSLEngine on
SSLProtocol all -SSLv2
SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT:!SSLv2:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM
SSLCertificateFile /home/ec2-user/StartSSLcert.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile /home/ec2-user/StartSSLkey.pem
SSLCertificateChainFile /home/ec2-user/sub.class1.server.sha1.ca.pem
SSLCACertificateFile /home/ec2-user/ca.pem
</VirtualHost>
This page has been my primary reference: http://www.startssl.com/?app=21 However, it includes many lines of code not in other examples I've found online with no description of what they do.
I've been guess-and-checking between the example above and a simpler example like: http://www.sslshopper.com/apache-server-ssl-installation-instructions.html
Everything I try is either untrusted by Firefox or I get errors when restarting apache. Ideas?
by default, the ssl settings in:
/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf
override the corresponding block in:
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
When using AWS you need to edit ssl.conf
"The certificate is only valid for ip-###-##-#-##"
credit due here:
Cannot setup SSL keys on my apache server in AWS EC2
If your server have more than one IP address, replace the * with IP address inside""
See: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#virtualhost
Whats more, make sure you create your private key, CSR correctly.
See:https://library.linode.com/security/ssl-certificates/commercial#sph_create-a-certificate-signing-request
I'm trying to configure Apache on my server to work with ssl, but everytime I visit my site, I get the following message in my browser:
SSL connection error.
Unable to make a secure connection to the server. This may be a problem with the server, or it may be requiring a client authentication certificate that you don't have.
Error 107 (net::ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR): SSL protocol error.
The error message above seems to be native to Google Chrome. However, even though the messages are different, ssl for the site is not working on any browser.
Just some background on the situation: I am using Ubuntu 10.04 desktop edition.
I installed apache by installing zend server (it installed apache automatically).
I then installed openssl. Non-https pages work fine on the site.
I tried getting trial certificates from multiple certificate sites but nothing is working (same error).
I was previously hosting my site on another server on which ssl worked just fine. I also tried using the key and cert file from that server, but I got the same error.
The domain name and IP are still the same though. My SSLCertificateFile and SSLCertificateKeyFile are pointing to the correct directory and files.
I also do not have SSLVerifyClient enabled.
If anyone has any suggestions, it would be most appreciated.
I had the same problem as #User39604, and had to follow VARIOUS advices. Since he doesnt remember the precise path he followed, let me list my path:
check if you have SSL YES using <?php echo phpinfo();?>
if necessary
A. enable ssl on apache sudo a2enmod ssl
B. install openssl sudo apt-get install openssl
C. check if port 443 is open sudo netstat -lp
D. if necessary, change /etc/apache2/ports.conf, this works
NameVirtualHost *:80
Listen 80
<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
# If you add NameVirtualHost *:443 here, you will also have to change
# the VirtualHost statement in /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl
# to <VirtualHost *:443>
# Server Name Indication for SSL named virtual hosts is currently not
# supported by MSIE on Windows XP.
NameVirtualHost *:443
Listen 443
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_gnutls.c>
Listen 443
</IfModule>
acquire a key and a certificate by
A. paying a Certificating Authority (Comodo, GoDaddy, Verisign) for a pair
B. generating your own* - see below (testing purposes ONLY)
change your configuration (in ubuntu12 /etc/apache2/httpd.conf - default is an empty file) to include a proper <VirtualHost>
(replace MYSITE.COM as well as key and cert path/name to point to your certificate and key):
<VirtualHost _default_:443>
ServerName MYSITE.COM:443
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/MYSITE.COM.key
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/MYSITE.COM.cert
ServerAdmin MYWEBGUY#localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/errorSSL.log
# Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
# alert, emerg.
LogLevel warn
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/accessSSL.log combined
</VirtualHost>
while many other virtualhost configs wil be available in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ and in /etc/apache2/sites-available/ it was /etc/apache2/httpd.conf that was CRUCIAL to solving all problems.
for further info:
http://wiki.vpslink.com/Enable_SSL_on_Apache2
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/ssl/ssl_faq.html#selfcert
*generating your own certificate (self-signed) will result in a certificate whose authority the user's browser will not recognize. therefore, the browser will scream bloody murder and the user will have to "understand the risks" a dozen times before the browser actually opens up the page. so, it only works for testing purposes. having said that, this is the HOW-TO:
goto the apache folder (in ubuntu12 /etc/apache2/)
create a folder like ssl (or anything that works for you, the name is not a system requirement)
goto chosen directory /etc/apache2/ssl
run sudo openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -out MYSITE.COM.crt -keyout MYSITE.COM.key
use MYSITE.COM.crt and MYSITE.COM.key in your <VirtualHost> tag
name format is NOT under a strict system requirement, must be the same as the file :)
- names like 212-MYSITE.COM.crt, june2014-Godaddy-MYSITE.COM.crt should work.
I was getting the same error in chrome (and different one in Firefox, IE).
Also in error.log i was getting [error] [client cli.ent.ip.add] Invalid method in request \x16\x03
Following the instructions form this site I changed my configuration FROM:
<VirtualHost subdomain.domain.com:443>
ServerAdmin admin#domain.com
ServerName subdomain.domain.com
SSLEngine On
SSLCertificateFile conf/ssl/ssl.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile conf/ssl/ssl.key
</VirtualHost>
TO:
<VirtualHost _default_:443>
ServerAdmin admin#domain.com
ServerName subdomain.domain.com
SSLEngine On
SSLCertificateFile conf/ssl/ssl.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile conf/ssl/ssl.key
</VirtualHost>
Now it's working fine :)
Step to enable SSL correctly.
sudo a2enmod ssl
sudo apt-get install openssl
Configure the path of SSL certificates in your SSL config file (default-ssl.conf) that might be located in /etc/apache2/sites-available. I have stored certificates under /etc/apache2/ssl/
SSLEngine On
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/certificate.crt
SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/apache2/ssl/ca_bundle.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/private.key
Enable SSL config file
sudo a2ensite default-ssl.conf
A common cause I wanted to suggest for this situation:
Sometimes a customer is running Skype, which is using port 443 without their realizing it. When they go to start Tomcat or Apache, it appears to start but cannot bind with port 443. This is the exact message that the user would receive in the browser. The fix is to stop what was running on port 443 and re-start the webserver so it can bind with port 443.
The customer can re-start Skype after starting the webserver, and Skype will detect that port 443 is in use and choose a different port to use.
#Make sure that you specify the port for both http and https ie.
NameVirtualHost:80
NameVirtualHost:443
#and
<VirtualHost *:80>
<VirtualHost *:443>
#mixing * and *:443 does not work it has to be *:80 and *:443
I got this problem and the solution was a bit silly.
I am using Cloudflare which acts as a proxy to my website. In order to be able to login via SSH, I added an entry to my /etc/hosts file so I didn't need to remember my server's IP address.
xxx.xx.xx.xxx example.com
So in my browser when I went to https://www.example.com, I was using the Cloudflare proxy, and when I went to to https://example.com I was going directly to the server. Because the Cloudflare setup doesn't require you to add the intermediate certificates, I was seeing this security exception in my browser when I went to https://example.com, but https://www.example.com was working.
The solution: remove the entry from my laptop's /etc/hosts file.
If this isn't your problem, I recommend using one of the many online SSL checker tools to try diagnose your problem.
I also recommend using ping to check the IP address being reported and check it against the IP address expected.
ping https://www.example.com/
Another very helpful SSL resource is the Mozilla SSL Configuration Generator. It can generate SSL configuration for you.
I didn't know what I was doing when I started changing the Apache configuration. I picked up bits and pieces thought it was working until I ran into the same problem you encountered, specifically Chrome having this error.
What I did was comment out all the site-specific directives that are used to configure SSL verification, confirmed that Chrome let me in, reviewed the documentation before directive before re-enabling one, and restarted Apache. By carefully going through these you ought to be able to figure out which one(s) are causing your problem.
In my case, I went from this:
SSLVerifyClient optional
SSLVerifyDepth 1
SSLOptions +StdEnvVars +StrictRequire
SSLRequireSSL On
to this
<Location /sessions>
SSLRequireSSL
SSLVerifyClient require
</Location>
As you can see I had a fair number of changes to get there.
I had this error when I first followed instructions to set up the default apache2 ssl configuration, by putting a symlink for /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled. I then subsequently tried to add another NameVirtualHost on port 443 in another configuration file, and started getting this error.
I fixed it by deleting the /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default-ssl symlink, and then just having these lines in another config file (httpd.conf, which probably isn't good form, but worked):
NameVirtualHost *:443
<VirtualHost *:443>
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/apache2/ssl/chain_file.crt
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/site_certificate.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/site_key.key
ServerName www.mywebsite.com
ServerAlias www.mywebsite.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/mywebsite_root/
</VirtualHost>
I encounter this problem, because I have <VirtualHost> defined both in httpd.conf and httpd-ssl.conf.
in httpd.conf, it's defined as
<VirtualHost localhost>
in httpd-ssl.conf, it's defined as
<VirtualHost _default_:443>
The following change solved this problem, add :80 in httpd.conf
<VirtualHost localhost:80>
This is what fixed it for me on Ubuntu.
Enabled the module: a2enmod ssl
Moved all cert related files to a folder /usr/local/ssl and made it world readable: chmod -R +r /usr/local/ssl
Changed <VirtualHost *:80> to <VirtualHost *:*> in my virtual host.
Added SSLEngine On before all other SSL directives in my virtual host.
If you set a pass phrase on the cert, Apache should prompt you for it on restart.
Similar to other answers, this error can be experienced when there are no sites configured to use SSL.
I had the error when I upgraded from Debian Wheezy to Debian Jessie. The new version of Apache requires a site configuration file ending in .conf. Because my configuration file didn't, it was being ignored, and there were no others configured to serve SSL connections.
I encountered this issue, also due to misconfiguration. I was using tomcat and in the server.xml had specified my connector as such:
<Connector port="17443" SSLEnabled="true"
protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol"
maxThreads="150" scheme="https" secure="true"
clientAuth="false" sslProtocol="TLS"
keyAlias="wrong" keystorePass="secret"
keystoreFile="/ssl/right.jks" />
When i fixed it thusly:
<Connector port="17443" SSLEnabled="true"
protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol"
maxThreads="150" scheme="https" secure="true"
clientAuth="false" sslProtocol="TLS"
keyAlias="right" keystorePass="secret"
keystoreFile="/ssl/right.jks" />
It worked as expected. In other words, verify that you not only have the right keystore, but that you have specified the correct alias underneath it. Thanks for the invaluable hint user396404.
I solved it by commenting out:
AcceptFilter https none
in httpd.conf
according to:
http://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=4461
It turns out that the SSL certificate was installed improperly. Re-installing it properly fixed the problem
I am new to https ( HTTP using SSL). I have managed to generate a self signed certificate file and have added the following lines to the apache conf file:
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /path/to/cert/file/myfile.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/key/file/myfile.key
SetEnvIf User-Agent ".*MSIE.*" nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown
The issue I am having is that when I try to restart my server I get the following error and am confused why it is not able to read it:
Starting web server apache2
Syntax error on line 1 of /path/to/cert/file/myfile.crt:
Invalid command 'MIIDtTCCAx6gAwIBAgIJAOnu0fcwBt1BMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMIGZMQswCQYD', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration
...fail!
Any ideas?
Maybe it tries to interpret the certificate file as a script. Is the crt file executable?
man this is outdated.. well i guess you should start from the beginning with a good howto. just google apache2 ssl howto.
propably apache has no ssl module loaded.
on debian you could try apache2ctl -M to list all loaded modules.