Creating SSL keys, CSRs, self-signed certificates, and .pem files.

Programming 14 July 2009 | Comments

SSL, that oh so incredibly confusing and distorted system for encryption between servers… oh how I loath thee. I’ve found myself setting up another server, and with that server comes a new set of SSL certificates for the various daemons – SMTP, IMAP, POP, Apache… You name it, I’ve probably had to set it up at one point or another. The hard part, though, is every time I have to do it again – I end up searching the internet, trying haphazardly everything I can get my hands on to do it right. Boy is it exhausting to not have anything succeed while you’re trying to get something done, so for me – and all of your enjoyment – I have documented my SSL-ventures herein.

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All Grown Up

Personal 21 March 2008 | Comments

Anyone ever felt too grown up?
I spent this evening with several of my friends at a coffee shop listening to musicians, and while they were enjoying themselves, I was too busy thinking about next month’s growth and legal issues of my hosting business.
Here I am, 16 years old, already with a profitable business, thinking about [...]

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Chronology of School and Myself

Personal 28 January 2008 | Comments

A conversation between Christine and I (prompted by her mother and she) prompted me to think about why school hasn’t captured my attention, like so many expect it should, and I came up with this:
I don’t generally set goals that are related to school because school has failed me, and I shall candidly offer a [...]

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