I installed apache during the freeBSD post-install configuration, and then after the reboot, I installed openssl from the ports collection (after installing rsaref, of course) All went well. So theoretically, I now have a working web server (yes, the web server works - I got the apache congrats message) with SSL capability. Two questions: 1. apache (i assume) needs to know that SSL is there ... when I installed SSL (went into ports and ran 'make install') did it 'mesh'/integrate itself into apache? Or do I need to do something? 2. How do I use it? I assume I need to, first, generate some keys to send to a CA, and then install the keys the CA gives me, and then finally set some directories/files to be SSL-required only, and then I am in business ... I have not found a step by step file explaining how to do this yet. Can someone point me to one? thanks, john ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]