nginx ssl

[Mike]

Igor Sysoev wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 11:03:08PM -0700, Eire Angel wrote:
> 
>> hi i would like to get nginx to start automatically
>> if the server should crash.  i am using ssl and ever
>> time i start nginx it askes me for my passphrase.
>>
>> is there a way to set this so it doesn't ask
>> so that it can start unattended.
> 
> You should remove password from certificate key.
> I do not know easy and safe way to hide password. mod_ssl's
> SSLPassPhraseDialog ( http://www.modssl.org/docs/2.8/ssl_reference.html#ToC2 )
> is not this way.
> 
> 

I ran across this problem recently and had to remove the passphrase for 
the exact same reason. I found a useful link:

<http://help.metaltoad.com/apache/removing-a-passphrase-from-an-ssl-key.html>

hth
Mike