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# Apache Module mod_nw_ssl

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Description: | Enable SSL encryption for NetWare
Status: | Base
Module Identifier: | nwssl_module
Source File: | mod_nw_ssl.c
Compatibility: | NetWare only

### Summary

This module enables SSL encryption for a specified port. It takes advantage of the SSL encryption functionality that is built into the NetWare operating system.

### Directives

### Bugfix checklist

- httpd changelog
- Known issues
- Report a bug

### See also

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## NWSSLTrustedCerts Directive

Description: | List of additional client certificates
Syntax: | `NWSSLTrustedCerts filename [filename] ...`
Context: | server config
Status: | Base
Module: | mod_nw_ssl

Specifies a list of client certificate files (DER format) that are used when creating a proxied SSL connection. Each client certificate used by a server must be listed separately in its own `.der` file.

## NWSSLUpgradeable Directive

Description: | Allows a connection to be upgraded to an SSL connection upon request
Syntax: | `NWSSLUpgradeable [IP-address:]portnumber`
Context: | server config
Status: | Base
Module: | mod_nw_ssl

Allow a connection that was created on the specified address and/or port to be upgraded to an SSL connection upon request from the client. The address and/or port must have already be defined previously with a `Listen` directive.

## SecureListen Directive

Description: | Enables SSL encryption for the specified port
Syntax: | `SecureListen [IP-address:]portnumber Certificate-Name [MUTUAL]`
Context: | server config
Status: | Base
Module: | mod_nw_ssl

Specifies the port and the eDirectory based certificate name that will be used to enable SSL encryption. An optional third parameter also enables mutual authentication.

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