Alternatives to mod_ssl

Alternatives to mod_ssl

There are a number of alternatives to mod_ssl. For Apache 1.3, you can use Apache-SSL, the module from which mod_ssl originally derived. You can find it at http://www.apache-ssl.org. A number of commercial vendors, such as IBM, include their own SSL modules with their Apache-based web server packages, usually based on toolkits other than OpenSSL.

Finally, you can use a standalone utility, such as stunnel, to proxy SSL connections to an existing Apache server as described at http://www.stunnel.org. Though not as flexible as mod_ssl, it can be a handy tool for certain scenarios where it is not possible or desirable to modify a running server configuration.