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Solved: Invalid command ‘SSLEngine
This frequently happens on fresh Apache servers. When Apache starts it reads through the configuration files. When it encounters `SSLEngine` directive, it considers it as unknown. This is caused by the fact that the server’s basic configuration does not have `mod_ssl` module installed or enabled.
Solved: Error 526 Invalid SSL Certificate
Error 526 indicates Cloudflare is unable to successfully validate the SSL certificate on the origin web server and the SSL setting in the Cloudflare SSL/TLS app is set to Full SSL (Strict) for the website.
Solved: Error:0D0680A8 : asn1 encoding routines: ASN1_CHECK_TLEN: wrong tag
This error is due to an invalid certificate format installed on the Apache webserver.
Solved: ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH
When you are accessing the HTTPS secured website a series of steps is taken in the background to ensure that the connection is safe and trusted. Some of these steps consist of checking certificates. If the browser does not believe that the connection would be secure it displays this error.
Solved: curl: (35) ssl connect error
The main course of this problem is the outdated `curl` package on your system.
Solved: SSL_Error_rx_record_too_long
The usual cause is that the implementation of SSL on your server is not correct. The error is usually caused by a server-side problem which the server administrator will need to investigate.
SSL Certificate Problem: Unable to get Local Issuer Certificate
If you get SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate error, it's an indication that your root and intermediate certificates on the system are not working correctly or not set up correctly.
Solved: NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID
A NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_IN error occurs when the domain the SSL certificate is installed on is not listed on the certificate (either as the common name, subject alternative name or covered by a wildcard).
Where to keep SSL certificates and private keys on Ubuntu and Debian?
To list all available CA SSL certificates run the following lines of code:
How to verify SSL certificates on the command line?
To validate an SSL certificate you can use one of the following approaches, depending on the type of the certificate.
How to save cron job output to file?
Any cron job can generate output. It may be log or error messages. Regardless of the nature of the output, you may want to save this output to a file. This can be done using the `>` operator.
How to run cron jobs every 5, 10, or 30 seconds?
By default, cron checks crontabs for cronjobs every minute. If you want to run a job every n seconds you need to use a simple workaround.
How to run cron jobs every 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes?
Every minute cron goes through all the crontabs and looks for the jobs that should be executed. The exact time of the execution can be specified using the cron syntax. Whenever the parameter matches the current date and time cron job is executed.
How to run a cronjob as a specific user?
One of the features of Cron is the ability to run Cron jobs as a specific user. Sometimes you may even want to create a special user with limited privileges just to run Cron jobs. There are two methods how to run cronjob as a specific user.
How to prevent duplicate cron jobs from running?
Sometimes you may find that duplicate cronjobs are running at the same time. This may happen when the cronjob takes longer to complete than its execution interval. Here is a simple way to prevent this from happening ever again.
How to list all available CA SSL certificates on Ubuntu?
To list all available CA SSL certificates run the following lines of code:
How to get cron job errors in email with MAILTO?
One of the neat features of Cron is the ability to send emails when an error occurs during the execution of the cronjob. This can be done using the `MAILTO` environmental variable. When executing cronjob, any output is mailed to the owner of the crontab or to the user or email address specified in the `MAILTO` environment variable in the crontab, if such exists.
How to generate a private key for the existing .crt file on Nginx?
Unfortunately, this is not possible. You cannot generate a private key out of an existing certificate. If it would be possible, you would be able to impersonate virtually any HTTPS webserver.
How to generate a private key for the existing .crt file on Apache?
Unfortunately, this is not possible. You cannot generate a private key out of an existing certificate. If it would be possible, you would be able to impersonate virtually any HTTPS webserver.
How to display remote SSL certificate details with CLI tools/cURL?
You can use `openssl` command like this. Replace the highlighted part with the select domain name
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