Module mod_ssl - Apache Interface to SSLeay

> | Apache Interface to SSLeay |

> # About this package

> ## Summary

> This module provides strong cryptography for Apache via Netscape's Secure Socket Layer (SSL) through the free SSL implementation library SSLeay from Eric A. Young and Tim Hudson. The mod_ssl package was created by Ralf S. Engelschall and is based in parts on the Apache-SSL package developed by Ben Laurie. The mod_ssl package is licensed under a BSD-style license, which means, in short, that you are free to use it for commercial and non-commercial purposes (although you are advised to read the `` SSLeay - Is this legal'' FAQ before deploying a server), so long as you retain the copyright notices.

> ## Restrictions

> ATTENTION: This software package uses strong cryptography, so even it is created, maintained and distributed from Germany and Switzerland (where it is legal to do this), it falls under certain export/import and/or use restrictions in some OTHER parts of the world. Please REMEMBER that export/import and/or use of strong cryptography software, providing cryptography hooks or even just communicating technical details about cryptography software is ILLEGAL in some parts of the world.

> So, when you import this package to your country, re-distribute it from there or even just email technical suggestions or even source patches to the author or other people you are strongly adviced to PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ANY EXPORT/IMPORT AND/OR USE LAWS WHICH APPLY TO YOU. The author of mod_ssl is not liable for any violations you make here. So be carefully yourself, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

> ## Installation

> Actually this module it is both a source extension (the module) and set of source patches for Apache. But because the main source parts are containing in the `src/modules/ssl/` subdirectory as a regular Apache module it is documented like a standard module. It is not compiled in by default. You have to configure Apache via

> >     $ SSL_BASE=/path/to/ssleay ./configure ... --enable-module=ssl

> to enable this module and the related source patches in the Apache kernel sources.