
Introduction
The Red Hat Secure Web Server Getting Started Guide is intended to get you
startedrunningyourRedHatSecureWeb Server. Itisnot meantto becom-
plete and exclusive documentation for any of the programs included with
this package. When necessary, this guide will point you to the appropri-
ate placeswhere you can find more in-depth documentation on particular
subjects.
This guide will show you how to install the included programs, as well as
the basic options forconfiguring your Apache webserver. You will also be
walkedthrough the stepsnecessary toget both test andsigned certificates,
as well as how to install a certificate to use with your secure web server.
Afterreadingandfollowing thesteps inthis guide,your secureserverwill
be running using a test certificate. If you’ve followed our instructions for
requesting a certificate from the certificate authority of your choice, you’ll
be readyfor secure e-commerce as soon as your certificate arrives.
New featuresincluded inRed HatSecureWeb Serverversion 2.0include a
new version of Apacheas well as anew security module. The most signif-
icant new featurein version 1.3of the Apache web server is its support for
Dynamic SharedObjects (DSOs). DSO support makes it easierfor users to
compile andload other modulesinto their web server. The new version of
Apache also offers other improvements and bug fixes.
Version 2.0 of the Red Hat Secure Web Server uses the mod ssl security
module for security instead of Apache-SSL. mod ssl is partially based on
Apache-SSL,buthasimprovedon itspredecessorinseveraldifferentways:
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