getting rid of apache passphrase

[Chuck Swiger]

jan gestre wrote:
> just want to ask if getting rid of the apache passphrase poses a security
> threat, i don't want the company i worked for calling me up everytime they
> cant access the webserver because the server is asking for the passphrase
> everytime the box restarts du to power failure.

Presumably you're talking about an Apache server using SSL where the SSL key 
requires a password?  Requiring a human to enter the password is more secure, 
but if you want the system to reboot without manual intervention, you'll have 
to remove the password or put it into a script...

-- 
-Chuck