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Apache httpd : Configure mod_md2022/11/24

 
Install and Configure [mod_md] to automate managing certificates from Let's Encrypt.
It's possbile to configure each VirtualHost.
And it's not need to configure manual SSL/TLS setting like here for the Site with [mod_md].
Also it needs that it's possible to access from the Internet to the Site with [mod_md] because of verification from Let's Encrypt.
[1] Install [mod_md].
[root@www ~]#
dnf -y install mod_md
[root@www ~]#
systemctl restart httpd
# after installing, [mod_md] is enabled

[root@www ~]#
cat /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/01-md.conf

LoadModule md_module modules/mod_md.so
[2] Configure [mod_md].
[root@www ~]#
vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/acme.conf
# create new

MDBaseServer              on
MDCertificateProtocol     ACME
MDCAChallenges            http-01
MDDriveMode               auto
MDPrivateKeys             RSA 2048
MDRenewWindow             33%
MDStoreDir                md
MDCertificateAuthority    https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory
MDCertificateAgreement    https://letsencrypt.org/documents/LE-SA-v1.2-November-15-2017.pdf

<Location "/md-status">
    SetHandler md-status
    Require ip 127.0.0.1 10.0.0.0/24
</Location>

# [MDRenewWindow]
# default is [33%] if not specified
# if validity of certificates falls specified duration,
# [mod_md] will get new certificates
# 90 days * 33% ≒ 30 days
# if you'd like to set with day, specify [d]
# 30 days ⇒ [30d]

# [MDStoreDir]
# the directory certificates or other data are stored
# if not specified, default is [md]
# it is relative path from [ServerRoot] in [httpd.conf]

# [md-status]
# monitor MD status
[3] If SELinux is enabled, change policy.
[root@www ~]#
setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on
[4] Configure each VirtualHost you'd like to set [mod_md].
It needs to specify valid email address for each [ServerAdmin] directive because Let's Encrypt will send various notification.
# for example, set on the site [rx-9.srv.world] site

[root@www ~]#
vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/rx-9.srv.world.conf
MDomain rx-9.srv.world
MDCertificateAgreement accepted
DirectoryIndex index.html
ServerAdmin root@rx-9.srv.world

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /var/www/rx-9.srv.world
    ServerName rx-9.srv.world
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    SSLEngine on
    DocumentRoot /var/www/rx-9.srv.world
    ServerName rx-9.srv.world
</VirtualHost>

[root@www ~]#
systemctl reload httpd
# on initial start, some validation checks run and
# dumy certificate is created under the directory you set for [MDStoreDir]

[root@www ~]#
ll /etc/httpd/md/domains/rx-9.srv.world

total 20
-rw------- 1 root root 1704 May 10 05:13 fallback-privkey.pem
-rw------- 1 root root 1168 May 10 05:13 fallback-pubcert.pem
-rw------- 1 root root  581 May 10 05:13 md.json

# reload again

[root@www ~]#
systemctl reload httpd
# if all checks passed, valid certificate is gotten

[root@www ~]#
ll /etc/httpd/md/domains/rx-9.srv.world

total 32
-rw------- 1 root root 4895 May 10 05:14 job.json
-rw------- 1 root root  578 May 10 05:14 md.json
-rw------- 1 root root 1704 May 10 05:14 privkey.pem
-rw------- 1 root root 5591 May 10 05:14 pubcert.pem
[5] It's possible to confirm expiration date and others of certificate with [openssl] command like follows.
Or it's possbile to see them to access to the URL of [md-status] you set on [2].
[root@www ~]#
openssl s_client -connect rx-9.srv.world:443 | openssl x509 -noout -startdate -enddate

depth=2 C = US, O = Internet Security Research Group, CN = ISRG Root X1
verify return:1
depth=1 C = US, O = Let's Encrypt, CN = R3
verify return:1
depth=0 CN = rx-9.srv.world
verify return:1
notBefore=Nov 23 07:06:30 2022 GMT
notAfter=Feb 21 07:06:29 2023 GMT
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