Apache Reference: mod_ssl, SSLCertificateKeyFile
SSLCertificateKeyFile
Server PEM-Encoded Private Key File
Syntax: SSLCertificateKeyFile A
Example: SSLCertificateKeyFile etc/ssl/host.key
Since: Apache 1.3
This directive points with file to the PEM-encoded RSA or DSA private key file for the server. If the private key is not combined with the Certificate in SSLCertificateFile, use this directive to point to the file with the stand-alone private key. If SSLCertificate==File is used and the file contains both the certificate and the private key, this directive is unnecessary. We strongly discourage this practice. For security reasons, we recommende separating the certificate and the private key.> If the private key is encrypted, the pass phrase dialog (-> SSLPassPhraseDialog) is forced at start-up. This directive can be used a maximum of two times (referencing different file names) when both RSA- and DSA-based private keys are used in parallel.