Default Modules - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 Reference Manual

Chapter 10. Apache HTTP Server
10.5.66. Configuration Directives for SSL
The directives in
/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf
munications using SSL and TLS.
10.5.66.1.
SetEnvIf
sets environment variables based on the headers of incoming connections. It is not solely an
SetEnvIf
SSL directive, though it is present in the supplied
in this context is to disable HTTP keepalive and to allow SSL to close the connection without a close
notify alert from the client browser. This setting is necessary for certain browsers that do not reliably
shut down the SSL connection.
For more information on other directives within the SSL configuration file, direct a Web browser to
either of the following addresses:
http://localhost/manual/mod/mod_ssl.html
•
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_ssl.html
•
For information about setting up an Apache HTTP Secure Server, Refer to the chapter titled Apache
HTTP Secure Server Configuration in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide.
Note
In most cases, the SSL directives are configured appropriately as installed. Be cautious when altering
Apache HTTP Secure Server directives as misconfiguration can lead to security vulnerabilities.

10.6. Default Modules

The Apache HTTP Server is distributed with a number of modules. By default the following modules
are installed and enabled with the
mod_access.so
mod_auth.so
mod_auth_anon.so
mod_auth_dbm.so
mod_auth_digest.so
mod_include.so
mod_log_config.so
mod_env.so
mod_mime_magic.so
mod_cern_meta.so
mod_expires.so
mod_headers.so
mod_usertrack.so
mod_unique_id.so
mod_setenvif.so
mod_mime.so
mod_dav.so
mod_status.so
mod_autoindex.so
mod_asis.so
mod_info.so
file can be configured to enable secure Web com-
/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf
package under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3:
httpd
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file. It's purpose