Can't access https/ssl site on debian

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Can't access https/ssl site on debian

Postby papa » Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:14 pm

Trying to access my debian web site via HTTPS/SSL at <https://www.polarhome.com:754/~papa> returns an error page:

Failed to Connect

The connection was refused when attempting to contact www.polarhome.com:754.


(Works fine with plain HTTP: <http://www.polarhome.com:753/~papa/>.)

Is the SSL certificate on debian not set up correctly?
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Postby sjaz » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:43 pm

Looks like Apache isn't listening on that port at all.

Shall look into it.
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Postby papa » Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:49 am

Thanks. It will be useful to have HTTPS access working.
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Postby papa » Sun Dec 07, 2008 4:50 pm

Have you had a chance to look into this problem?
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Postby zoli » Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:51 am

Hello,

as polarhome.com do not have valid certificates... https is not set up at all through polarhome.com.

In fact it used to be set up on some hosts, but I removed about two years ago, when browsers started to send "not recommend site" type of warnings etc. This made more confusion than use :(

I will try to find a good solution for this issues in near future. Maybe purchase a site certificate.

I added this to TODO list.
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Postby Matej » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:37 am

Perhaps http://www.startssl.com/?app=0 could be an option. They offer some free certificates and have quite good browser support by default: http://cert.startcom.org/?app=140 . The problem is that IE is not on that list which could be a deal braker. :(
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Postby papa » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:36 am

zoli wrote:as polarhome.com do not have valid certificates... https is not set up at all through polarhome.com.

In fact it used to be set up on some hosts, but I removed about two years ago, when browsers started to send "not recommend site" type of warnings etc. This made more confusion than use :(


Thanks for the clarification. This is not an urgent request. I was mainly curious to find HTTPS on the port list.

What I really want is an inexpensive way to SSL-protect a site accessible on the standard HTTPS port 443. I understand that that's not going to be available at Polarhome anytime in the forseeable future.
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Re: Can't access https/ssl site on debian

Postby papa » Sat May 08, 2010 12:02 pm

Currently, I can make SSL connections with Alpha (https://www.polarhome.com:764/) and Redhat (https://www.polarhome.com:794/) servers, so either Zoli didn't remove support from all the hosts or he has set it up on Alpha and Redhat since my original post.

Does this mean that if I get a shell account on Alpha or Redhat I can set up a https site in my personal web space (https://www.polarhome.com:[764|794]/~papa) as long as I'm content to deal with browsers complaining about the certificate? Can the SSL service be considered as stable as any other Polarhome service?
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Re: Can't access https/ssl site on debian

Postby zoli » Wed May 19, 2010 12:20 am

Hello,

basically, I try to enable services that an OS supports by default and add all basic services for "normal usage".
I do not deny services - except a service is violently abused.
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Re: Can't access https/ssl site on debian

Postby papa » Wed May 19, 2010 2:20 am

(Yay! My reign of forum last post terror is over! :D )

Thanks, Zoli, that's good to know. I am looking forward to playing with my new Alpha and Redhat shell accounts.
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