mod_ssl does not work with 2048 keys on RHEL5.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When I generate an SSL certificate request with a 2048 bit key and have it signed by my CA, my Apache (httpd) server starts up with the following error.
    [error] SSL Library Error: 185073780 error:0B080074:x509 certificate routines:X509_check_private_key:key values mismatch

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Apache (httpd)
  • mod_ssl

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