[Nolug] Where do you put your SSL files?

From: Dustin Puryear <dustin_at_puryear-it.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:52:48 -0600
Message-ID: <474B2410.5090402@puryear-it.com>

So, a little issue I see a lot is that SSL cert files seem to go
everywhere. I may see some under /var/shared/ssl/certs/, some under
application-specific directories (e.g., /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.*/,
/etc/ldap/), etc.

What are your thoughts on:

1. Putting all certs under a standardized location, e.g.,
/usr/shared/ssl/certs/, and then just chown'ing and chmod'ing them for a
little more security.

2. Keeping them in application-specific areas.

Also, how are you keeping track of cert expiration? We usually get
emails from the SSL cert vendor about renewals, but..

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