Weblogic certificate is not being authenticated in Oracle HTTP Server

Question

I am using Oracle HTTP Server with SSL and mod_proxy set up trying to pass a url through to the weblogic server. I start with my OHS url in the browser and the proxy is switches to the url to weblogic but I get the following error on the OHS side:
[2011-12-22T18:40:09.4683-07:00] [OHS] [INCIDENT_ERROR:32] [OHS-2077] [core.c] [host_id: denovm11-6] [host_addr: 10.139.164.196] [tid: 1155799360] [user: root] [ecid: 004hBXzInYHEOPb_THt1ic0007DM000002] [rid: 0] [VirtualHost: social.us.oracle.com:443] nzos proxy handshake error, nzos_Handshake returned 29024(server social.us.oracle.com:443, client 10.139.164.191)
[2011-12-22T18:40:09.4683-07:00] [OHS] [INCIDENT_ERROR:32] [OHS-2171] [core.c] [host_id: denovm11-6] [host_addr: 10.139.164.196] [tid: 1155799360] [user: root] [ecid: 004hBXzInYHEOPb_THt1ic0007DM000002] [rid: 0] [VirtualHost: social.us.oracle.com:443] NZ Library Error: Invalid X509 certificate chain [Hint: the client probably doesn't provide a valid client certificate]
[2011-12-22T18:40:09.4685-07:00] [OHS] [INCIDENT_ERROR:32] [OHS-9999] [core.c] [host_id: denovm11-6] [host_addr: 10.139.164.196] [tid: 1155799360] [user: root] [ecid: 004hBXzInYHEOPb_THt1ic0007DM000002] [rid: 0] [VirtualHost: social.us.oracle.com:443] (20014)Internal error: proxy: pass request body failed to 10.139.164.191:7001 (denovm11-1.us.oracle.com)
[2011-12-22T18:40:09.4685-07:00] [OHS] [INCIDENT_ERROR:32] [OHS-9999] [core.c] [host_id: denovm11-6] [host_addr: 10.139.164.196] [tid: 1155799360] [user: root] [ecid: 004hBXzInYHEOPb_THt1ic0007DM000002] [rid: 0] [VirtualHost: social.us.oracle.com:443] proxy: pass request body failed to 10.139.164.191:7001 (denovm11-1.us.oracle.com) from 10.139.164.196 ()
And the following error on the weblogic side:
####<Dec 22, 2011 6:40:10 PM MST> <Warning> <Security> <denovm11-1> <AdminServer> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '4' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <8e6c6502a1af117a:4eeee51e:13466bb040d:-8000-000000000000a764> <1324604410502> <BEA-090482> <BAD_CERTIFICATE alert was received from denovm11-6.us.oracle.com - 10.139.164.196. Check the peer to determine why it rejected the certificate chain (trusted CA configuration, hostname verification). SSL debug tracing may be required to determine the exact reason the certificate was rejected.>
Here is my ssl.conf from OHS:
# Oracle HTTP Server mod_ossl configuration file: ssl.conf #
# OHS Listen Port
Listen 443
<IfModule ossl_module>
## SSL Global Context
## All SSL configuration in this context applies both to
## the main server and all SSL-enabled virtual hosts.
# Some MIME-types for downloading Certificates and CRLs
AddType application/x-x509-ca-cert .crt
AddType application/x-pkcs7-crl .crl
# Pass Phrase Dialog:
# Configure the pass phrase gathering process.
# The filtering dialog program (`builtin' is a internal
# terminal dialog) has to provide the pass phrase on stdout.
SSLPassPhraseDialog builtin
# Inter-Process Session Cache:
# Configure the SSL Session Cache: First the mechanism
# to use and second the expiring timeout (in seconds).
SSLSessionCache "shmcb:${ORACLE_INSTANCE}/diagnostics/logs/${COMPONENT_TYPE}/${COMPONENT_NAME}/ssl_scache(512000)"
SSLSessionCacheTimeout 300
# Semaphore:
# Configure the path to the mutual exclusion semaphore the
# SSL engine uses internally for inter-process synchronization.
<IfModule mpm_winnt_module>
SSLMutex "none"
</IfModule>
<IfModule !mpm_winnt_module>
SSLMutex pthread
</IfModule>
## SSL Virtual Host Context
<VirtualHost *:443>
<IfModule ossl_module>
# SSL Engine Switch:
# Enable/Disable SSL for this virtual host.
SSLEngine on
# Client Authentication (Type):
# Client certificate verification type and depth. Types are
# none, optional and require.
SSLVerifyClient none
# SSL Cipher Suite:
# List the ciphers that the client is permitted to negotiate.
SSLCipherSuite SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5,SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA,SSL_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA,SSL_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
# SSL Certificate Revocation List Check
# Valid values are On and Off
SSLCRLCheck Off
#Path to the wallet
SSLWallet "${ORACLE_INSTANCE}/config/${COMPONENT_TYPE}/${COMPONENT_NAME}/keystores/default"
<FilesMatch "\.(cgi|shtml|phtml|php)$">
SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
</FilesMatch>
<Directory "${ORACLE_INSTANCE}/config/${COMPONENT_TYPE}/${COMPONENT_NAME}/cgi-bin">
SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
</Directory>
BrowserMatch ".*MSIE.*" \
nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown \
downgrade-1.0 force-response-1.0
</IfModule>
<IfModule proxy_module>
ProxyRequests Off
<Proxy *>
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Proxy>
# Path to the wallet
SSLProxyWallet "${ORACLE_INSTANCE}/config/${COMPONENT_TYPE}/${COMPONENT_NAME}/keystores/default"
SSLProxyEngine on
SSLProxyVerify none
# ottest : denovm11-1
ProxyPass /test https://abc.us.oracle.com:7001/test
ProxyPassReverse /test https://abc.us.oracle.com:7001/test
</IfModule>
</VirtualHost>
</IfModule>
On the OHS side I have all the certificates needed so SSL is working properly. The weblogic environment is currently working fine with other webgates, but those are apache and we are trying to switch to OHS.
Can OHS use mod_proxy to connect to weblogic or do I need to use mod_wl_ohs?
Does anyone see anything wrong in my ssl.conf file in regards to the proxy section.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

In summary:
You need to create a new wallet with CSR (certificate signing req)
Send this to your certificate authority and get the signed server certificate.
Now import the signed server cert and the trusted root cert in to the wallet that you created newly.
Modify ssl.conf to point to the new wallet location.
To create wallet refer to : http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E25054_01/core.1111/e10105/wallets.htm#CHDGIJDC
Further reference: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E25054_01/core.1111/e10105/sslconfig.htm#CBDGIJDF
Dont mind if this doc is 500 pages ;)