Apache HTTP Server /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf

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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)
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/etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf
<VirtualHost *:443>
	ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

	DocumentRoot /var/www/html

	# Available loglevels: trace8, ..., trace1, debug, info, notice, warn,
	# error, crit, alert, emerg.
	# It is also possible to configure the loglevel for particular
	# modules, e.g.
	#LogLevel info ssl:warn

	ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
	CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

	# For most configuration files from conf-available/, which are
	# enabled or disabled at a global level, it is possible to
	# include a line for only one particular virtual host. For example the
	# following line enables the CGI configuration for this host only
	# after it has been globally disabled with "a2disconf".
	#Include conf-available/serve-cgi-bin.conf

	#   SSL Engine Switch:
	#   Enable/Disable SSL for this virtual host.
	SSLEngine on

	#   A self-signed (snakeoil) certificate can be created by installing
	#   the ssl-cert package. See
	#   /usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian.gz for more info.
	#   If both key and certificate are stored in the same file, only the
	#   SSLCertificateFile directive is needed.
	SSLCertificateFile      /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
	SSLCertificateKeyFile   /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key

	#   Server Certificate Chain:
	#   Point SSLCertificateChainFile at a file containing the
	#   concatenation of PEM encoded CA certificates which form the
	#   certificate chain for the server certificate. Alternatively
	#   the referenced file can be the same as SSLCertificateFile
	#   when the CA certificates are directly appended to the server
	#   certificate for convinience.
	#SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/apache2/ssl.crt/server-ca.crt

	#   Certificate Authority (CA):
	#   Set the CA certificate verification path where to find CA
	#   certificates for client authentication or alternatively one
	#   huge file containing all of them (file must be PEM encoded)
	#   Note: Inside SSLCACertificatePath you need hash symlinks
	#         to point to the certificate files. Use the provided
	#         Makefile to update the hash symlinks after changes.
	#SSLCACertificatePath /etc/ssl/certs/
	#SSLCACertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl.crt/ca-bundle.crt

	#   Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL):
	#   Set the CA revocation path where to find CA CRLs for client
	#   authentication or alternatively one huge file containing all
	#   of them (file must be PEM encoded)
	#   Note: Inside SSLCARevocationPath you need hash symlinks
	#         to point to the certificate files. Use the provided
	#         Makefile to update the hash symlinks after changes.
	#SSLCARevocationPath /etc/apache2/ssl.crl/
	#SSLCARevocationFile /etc/apache2/ssl.crl/ca-bundle.crl

	#   Client Authentication (Type):
	#   Client certificate verification type and depth.  Types are
	#   none, optional, require and optional_no_ca.  Depth is a
	#   number which specifies how deeply to verify the certificate
	#   issuer chain before deciding the certificate is not valid.
	#SSLVerifyClient require
	#SSLVerifyDepth  10

	#   SSL Engine Options:
	#   Set various options for the SSL engine.
	#   o FakeBasicAuth:
	#    Translate the client X.509 into a Basic Authorisation.  This means that
	#    the standard Auth/DBMAuth methods can be used for access control.  The
	#    user name is the `one line' version of the client's X.509 certificate.
	#    Note that no password is obtained from the user. Every entry in the user
	#    file needs this password: `xxj31ZMTZzkVA'.
	#   o ExportCertData:
	#    This exports two additional environment variables: SSL_CLIENT_CERT and
	#    SSL_SERVER_CERT. These contain the PEM-encoded certificates of the
	#    server (always existing) and the client (only existing when client
	#    authentication is used). This can be used to import the certificates
	#    into CGI scripts.
	#   o StdEnvVars:
	#    This exports the standard SSL/TLS related `SSL_*' environment variables.
	#    Per default this exportation is switched off for performance reasons,
	#    because the extraction step is an expensive operation and is usually
	#    useless for serving static content. So one usually enables the
	#    exportation for CGI and SSI requests only.
	#   o OptRenegotiate:
	#    This enables optimized SSL connection renegotiation handling when SSL
	#    directives are used in per-directory context.
	#SSLOptions +FakeBasicAuth +ExportCertData +StrictRequire
	<FilesMatch "\.(?:cgi|shtml|phtml|php)$">
		SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
	</FilesMatch>
	<Directory /usr/lib/cgi-bin>
		SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
	</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

How to Install Apache HTTP Server

Alpine Linux

sudo apk add apache2

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

sudo yum install httpd

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2

Configuration File Location

File Path
/etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf
Directory
/etc/apache2/sites-available/
Significance
System-wide configuration directory
Description
Files in /etc/ contain system-wide configuration settings that affect all users.

Quick Answers

When should I use this default-ssl.conf?

Use this file to restore Apache HTTP Server defaults after misconfiguration, for fresh installations, or as a customization baseline.

How do I restore Apache HTTP Server defaults?

Download this file, backup your current config, then replace /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf. Restart Apache HTTP Server service.

Is default-ssl.conf safe for production?

Factory default from Apache HTTP Server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat). Safe baseline, but customize for your requirements.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

This config is from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat). Other OS versions may have different defaults. Check compatibility section.

Can I use this for Apache HTTP Server troubleshooting?

Yes, compare this original config with your current settings to identify problematic modifications.