Apache Virtual Named Hosts and mod_gnutls

September 20, 2009

I have been waiting years for something like mod_gnutls to show up.  Finally I can use named hosts with SSL/TLS.  I just setup a new VPS and needed to setup three sites with SSL.  The problem is that I only have two IP addresses and an additional one would cost $1.50/month.  I was going to be happy with paying that extra money to have secured Web communication for authentication purposes, but I'm a cheap skate.  I figured it had been years since I had dealt with the frustration of mod_ssl not working with named hosts, and I did some googling.  I found http://www.der-eremit.de/ssl-enabled-name-based-virtual-hosts-with-mod_gnutls/.

I went through the super simple setup on my Ubuntu server, and it worked like a champ.  While it is really new, and "experimental", it worked great with all the browsers I use, and even worked with subversion.  While I wouldn't use it for the sites I maintain at work, it is is working great for my personal svn repo and my mail sites.  Finally.

As a side note, this is the second time I have written this post.  The first time it was a bit lengthier and had additional details, but my CMS decided it didn't want to actually have any content when I added the page.  Sigh.

 

 

tags: IT, Security, System, Web

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