If you are installing Red Hat Linux and the secure Web server at the same time, follow the
instructions provided in the installation manual appropriate for your
architecture. If you are planning to use your Red Hat Linux system as a secure
server, you will probably choose to perform a server- or custom-class
installation. The various installation classes to choose from are as
follows:
If you choose a server-class installation, the
apache, mod_ssl and
openssl packages will be selected
automatically. The stunnel and
openssh packages, which provide
security-related functionalities, will also be selected.
If you choose a workstation-class installation (or a laptop-class
installation, if available for your system), the secure server
packages and the security-related packages will not be automatically
selected for installation, but you can choose to install them during
the package selection customization process.
If you choose a custom-class installation, since you have complete
control over what packages are installed, you will need to select the
secure server packages and any security-related packages you want.
Once you have chosen an installation class, continue following the
installation instructions to partition and configure your system. When
you reach the section on selecting package groups, or components, select
the Web Server package group. Web
Server includes the apache and
mod_ssl packages that you must install to run the
secure server. Since openssl is a dependency for
the mod_ssl package, openssl
will also be chosen for installation.
If you would like to install any of the additional security-related packages
described in the section called An Overview of Security-Related Packages, you will
need to identify their packages to the installation program. To do this,
choose Select individual packages on the same
Package Group Selection screen.
Select the security-related packages that you want to install according
to the instructions provided in your installation manual. To help you
find them, a table of their locations is provided as Table 13-1.
After making sure that the packages you need are selected, continue with
the installation process. When you have finished installing Red Hat Linux and
the secure server, see the section called An Overview of Certificates and Security.
