[Zope] Best Practice for Apache 2.0, Zope and SSL

[Chris Withers]

Rob Thorne wrote:
> I've spent some time looking through Zope.org for some enlightenment 
> concerning how best to use Zope with SSL, but there are many different 
> tutorials, with different answers.  What does the list currently 
> recommend about the following options:
> 
>    * Is there a good patch for ZServer to support https directly, or
>      should I run ZServer under Apache 2.0 with mod_ssl?

Run Zope and proxy/rewrite to it from Apache with mod_ssl

>    * Do I need to use the Zope.cgi script, and if not, how do I get
>      around it?

No, you don't need it.

>    * How is mod_proxy used with SSL, and how is this different from
>      using mod_rewrite alone?

Pass, ask an Apache expert ;-)

>    * Is it better to use Virtual Host Monsters or the "Site Access"
>      product to serve different sites from the same Zope instance.

VHM's are definitely the way to go...

cheers,

Chris