Tag: ssl

  • Enable SSL on your web server using Let’s Encrypt and Certbot

    If you have a public-facing web server you manage and want to enable SSL on it (you should want to), you can generate a self-signed certificate… or you can use Let’s Encrypt as a certificate authority and generate a proper certificate. There are Certbot downloads for various Linux and Unix platforms (including macOS). If you’re…

  • Using https / self-signed certificates and basic authentication with Munki

    If you want to go full throttle… The Munki Wiki has some detailed instructions (and a script) to set up your own certificate authority and then issue (and revoke) client certificates: Using Munki With SSL Client Certificates If you want something secure but simple If you want something a little bit simpler but not straight…

  • Fix for Mac OS X 10.10.5 breaking Apache

    Problem If you have SSL enabled on an Apache server running on Mac OS X, you may have found that upgrading to 10.10.5 breaks your site, and your users cannot connect either via http or https. It turns out the update moves the certs and keys to a new folder, so references to those certs…

  • Permanently add a self-signed certificate to Chrome on a Mac

    Here’s a great tutorial on how to do so. The only thing I had to change was importing the certificate from Keychain Access instead of double-clicking the certificate. Otherwise, it works fine, and the screenshots are very helpful! If you prefer the terminal, you can save yourself a few steps at the end by using…

  • Enabling https for Apache server on Yosemite

    I found a bunch of different instructions, but these are the instructions that actually worked for me (regular Mac running Apache server) to get https working (self-signed certificate, so you will get the certificate warning from your web browser): Step 1 Self-signed SSL Certificate on Mac Yosemite Step 2 Enable HTTPS in Apache on Mac…