i want to make my proxy secure using SSL is there any way to do this with out buying a certificate? any info would be greatly appreciated.
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i want to make my proxy secure using SSL is there any way to do this with out buying a certificate? any info would be greatly appreciated.
you could make your own certificate
i cant find out how to do this i can only find out how to do it on localhost on windows machine do you know any tutorials on how to do this? or any more info
just did a quick search in google came up with this Linux create self signed ssl certificate for Apache httpd server - Linux / UNIX Forum
and btw u need ssl installed to use it
btw.. there is 3 problems..
1>you need to have your own dedicated server with access to modify apache settings in order to do it.. you cant do this on a $2 shared hosting a/c unless your hosting provider wants.
2>firefox & most other browsers warns users against entering websites with un-recognized(certificates from not-so popular ssl providers like say a self-signed one) ssl certificates.. so you may loose many visitors due to that too! is there any solution to that?
3>my shared hosting provider told me that if i buy dedicated ip then he can help me setup ssl on my proxy.. so you think its necessary to buy dedicated ip in order to setup ssl on shared hosting a/c?
i am only on a shared server at the moment so i think ill put this one in the To hard basket lol.i was gonna mainly use it for my self though as my internet slows down on rapid-share so i was going to encrypt the traffic is there any other ways to do this?
Buy a domain or something else from namecheap and you get an ssl certificate for free. Best way to get SSL certificate without paying.
exactly thats what i do most of the time.. still some unlimited-hosting providers also provide shared ssl certificates that you could use for lifetime-free-of-cost.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glypus
yea i might do it that way way easy than setting it all up.
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