Wamp – SSL

·  Download & install WampServer.

·  Open a command prompt (WindowsKey + R > cmd > click OK) and enter the following commands.
cd c:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.41\bin

openssl genrsa -aes256 -out private.key 2048

openssl rsa -in private.key -out private.key

openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -sha1 -key private.key -out certificate.crt -days 36500 -config c:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.41\conf\openssl.cnf


Note: You can pretty much answer the questions any way you want though real answers are best. The one question that really matters here is the FQDN. It should be: localhost.

·  Move the private.key and certificate.crt files from c:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.41\bin to the c:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.41\conf\key\ folder. If the key folder doesn’t already exist, create it.

·  Using a text editor like Notepad, open c:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.41\conf\httpd.conf and un-comment following 3 lines:
LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so
Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf
LoadModule socache_shmcb_module modules/mod_socache_shmcb.so

·  Using a text editor like Notepad, open c:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.41\conf\extra\httpd-ssl.conf and apply the following changes:
Below the line: <VirtualHost _default_:443>, check the following parameters to ensure they are configured correctly and not commented.
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DocumentRoot “c:/wamp64/www”
ServerName localhost:443
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
SSLSessionCache “shmcb:c:/wamp64/bin/apache/apache2.4.41/logs/ssl_scache(512000)”

ErrorLog “c:/wamp64/bin/apache/apache2.4.41/logs/error.log”
TransferLog “c:/wamp64/bin/apache/apache2.4.41/logs/access.log”
SSLCertificateFile “c:/wamp64/bin/apache/apache2.4.41/conf/key/certificate.crt”
SSLCertificateKeyFile “c:/wamp64/bin/apache/apache2.4.41/conf/key/private.key”
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·  Save the file and close it.

·  You are done. To check the validity of file, at the command prompt, enter:
c:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.41\bin\httpd -t
and then use your web browse to go to https://localhost/