I configured and installed a TLS/SSL certificate in /etc/ssl/ directory on Linux server. I was wondering if can I find out the common name (CN) from the certificate using the Linux or Unix command line option?
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I‘m trying to install the latest version of Lighttpd v1.4.29 web server under RHEL 6.1 AMD64 and getting the following error:

network.c: In function ‘network_init’:
network.c:483: error: ‘EC_KEY’ undeclared (first use in this function)
network.c:483: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
network.c:483: error: for each function it appears in.)
network.c:483: error: ‘ecdh’ undeclared (first use in this function)
network.c:484: warning: unused variable ‘nid’
make[3]: *** [network.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/opt/new/lighttpd-1.4.29/src’
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/new/lighttpd-1.4.29/src’
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/new/lighttpd-1.4.29′
make: *** [all] Error 2

How do I fix this problem under CentOS 5.x, or RHEL, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x, or Fedora Linux?
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All UNIX / Linux applications linked against the OpenSSL libraries can verify certificates signed by a recognized certificate authority (CA). How do I verify SSL certificates using OpenSSL command line toolkit itself under UNIX like operating systems without using third party websites?
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How do I install GeoIP nginx module for country and/or city level geo targeting?
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How do I make sure only authorized person access my backups stored on the tape drives (DAT, DLT, LTO-4 etc) under Linux or UNIX operating systems? How do I backup /array22/vol4/home/ to /dev/rmt/5mn or /dev/st0 in encrypted mode?
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The mod_ssl module provides strong cryptography for the Apache Web server via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols. How do I install and configure mod_ssl under CentOS / Fedora / Redhat Enterprise Linux?
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