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h2. Setting up a simple SSL configuration Setting up a simple SSL configuration with Lighttpd is quite easy. Though this method should be used with care because this setup will only provide proper encryption, not authentication! The user will be presented with a query whether to accept the certificate or not! First, go into the SSL Certs directory and do: <pre> cd /etc/ssl/certs openssl req -new -x509 -keyout lighttpd.pem -out lighttpd.pem -days 365 -nodes chown www-data:www-data lighttpd.pem chmod 400 600 lighttpd.pem </pre> Please mind the fact that not every operating system uses www-data to runs it's webserver (lighttpd), so this may vary. Then edit /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf and add: <pre> $SERVER["socket"] == ":443" { ssl.engine = "enable" ssl.pemfile = "/etc/ssl/certs/lighttpd.pem" } </pre> After restarting the webserver, you should be able to access your webserver through https. Because without ssl.ca-file configured, firefox will not accept this certificate, even if it's valid certificate. See Also ======== * [[lighttpd:Docs:SSL|Secure HTTP]]