In this chapter, we considered the HTTPS protocol from the server's perspective. We covered how certificates work, and we showed the method for generating a self-signed certificate with OpenSSL.
Once we had a certificate, we learned how to use the OpenSSL library to listen for TLS/SSL connections. We used this knowledge to implement a simple server that displays the current time over HTTPS.
We also discussed some of the pitfalls and complexity of implementing HTTPS servers. Many applications may benefit from side-stepping the implementation of HTTPS and relying on a reverse proxy instead.
In the next chapter, Chapter 11, Establishing SSH Connections with libssh, we will look at another secure protocol, Secure Shell (SSH).
