encrypting folders on apache

[rollo]

i have setup my self assigned ssl within the DirectAdmin control panel. But how do i apply encryption to folders on the server now?

 

[nobaloney]

The ssl protocol is designed for sending content across the net as encrypted data.

It has nothing to do with encrypting your folders.

Jeff

 

[rollo]

so how do i apply ssl to files?

 

[nobaloney]

You don't (easily).

There are both open source and commercial directory and file encryption programs out there. You can run one on your server.

But unless you manually decrypt the encrypted file or directory as you start your system (which means the password is going to be held somewhere) apache is just going to send the encrypted file or directory across the 'net and you'll have to manually decrypt it locally.

You can encrypt and decrypt data stored in mysql, and move it across the net through PHP.

Jeff