SSL Pass Phrase

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Hey all,

I recently installed mod-ssl on a new web server. Unfortunately, in my =
haste to get the machine up and running, I cannot remember the pass =
phrase that I used.=20


I have tried making a de-install, and re-installing, however I am unable =
to bypass this.=20


Can someone please let me know the best way to do this.=20



Thanks
Glenn May


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Re: SSL Pass Phrase

On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Glenn E. May wrote:

> I recently installed mod-ssl on a new web server. Unfortunately, in my
> haste to get the machine up and running, I cannot remember the pass
> phrase that I used. I have tried making a de-install, and re-installing,
> however I am unable to bypass this.

When you reinstall, it leaves your old private key/certificate in place
intentionally (it would suck to have them be overwritten! :). If you want
to delete them and start over, you have to do it yourself. Delete the
ssl.* subdirectories of your Apache conf directory and redo the entire
generate-private-key-then-get-certificate process from scratch. Of course
you realize that if you already bought a real certificate from a CA to go
with your old private key that you're going to have to get a new one (and
different CA's have different reissue policies).

--Cliff
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