SSLCertificateKeyFile

This directive is used to configure the private key attached to the certificate returned by Apache during the SSL connection. If the private key is encrypted with a password, the password is asked each server startup. Here is an example of the contents of an unencrypted private key:

    -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
    xxxxxxxxxx your private key xxxxxxxxxx
    -----END PRIVATE KEY-----   

For an encrypted private key:

    -----BEGIN ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----
    xxxxxxxxxx your encrypted private key xxxxxxxxxx
    -----END ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----

In the Apache configuration file this will give:

    SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/your/privatekey.key

This directive is compatible with:

• mod_ssl 2.0 and higher: see official documentation
• apache 2.X and higher: see official documentation

Useful links

• SSLCertificateChainFile directive
• SSLCertificateFile directive