SSL Configuration steps for Apache

First make sure that apache installations and SSL changes have done,

Below steps to configure SSL certificates:

Step 1 : Move to "extra" directory of apache.

Ex: cd /APACHE_HOME/conf/extra

Step 2: Generate Private Key on the Server Running Apache + mod_ssl

Ex: openssl genrsa -des3 -out .key 4096

So your result will be : .key

Step 3: Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

Ex: openssl req -new -key .key –out .csr

So your result will be : .csr

Step 4: Generate a Self-Signed SSL Certificate

Ex: openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in .csr –signkey .key -out .crt

So your result will be : .crt

Step 5: Generate a CA file

Ex: openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key in .key -out in .ca

So your result will be : .ca

Step 6: Generate a DER file

Ex: openssl x509 -in .crt -out .der.crt -outform DER

So your result will be : .der.crt

Step 7: Removal of Passphrase (Optional if you want to remove passphrase)

Ex: openssl rsa -in .key -out new.key

So your result will be : new.key

Now copy that “new.key” to “.key” 

Ex : cp new.key .key .

Step 8: Finally copy .key and .crt to /APACHE_HOME/conf/, so use

Ex : cp .key /APACHE_HOME/conf/

cp .crt /APACHE_HOME/conf/

Now you are done with your SSL certificates