Re: OWS and SSLeay

In article <6rf48u$svq$1_at_kadri.ut.ee>,
  Asko Tiidumaa <askot_at_math.ut.ee> wrote:
> I've got Oracle Web Application Server 3.0.1 for Sun SPARC Solaris and I'm
> trying to get it work with SSL. I've created newcert and privkey .der files
> with genreq, and a certificate file with ssleay. Unfortunately the server
> keeps saying: Error: Unable to load or decode certificate file(s).
>
> Is it possible to avoid Verisign and sign myself a certificate?
>
> tia,
> Asko Tiidumaa
>
>

I don't think it is possible to avoid Verisign as you suggested.

You need to send the certificate file to Verisign; they will process it and send it back after you register. There are instructions on how to do this on their site, and also in the book ORACLE: Web Application Server Handbook from Oracle Press. This can be done for a 2-week trial (which should be free) or for a permanent certificate (for which there is a fee).

Once you get the certificate back you have to tell OWS to use it by setting up listener configuration parameters for security and setting up a listener port to handle the SSL requests. Your PL/SQL cartridge will need to handle the SSL port, too. Finally, when using SSL remember to use the https protocol (with the new port if necessary) instead of http.

Hope this helps.

Mark

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