Ubuntu – Apache server port 443 connection refused

Apache2httpssslUbuntu

Recently configured SSL on Apache 2.4/Ubuntu 20.04 hosted on Oracle Cloud and have been getting connection refused for https/port 443.

External device:

$ curl simpliassure.com:443
curl: (7) Failed to connect to simpliassure.com port 443: Connection refused

$ curl simpliassure.com
(normal html content loads)

$ nmap -p 443 132.145.100.143
Host is up (0.024s latency).
PORT    STATE  SERVICE
443/tcp closed https

ssh'd into server:

$ curl localhost
(normal html content loads)

$ curl localhost:443
(normal html content loads)

$ curl https://localhost
curl: (35) error:1408F10B:SSL routines:ssl3_get_record:wrong version number

$ apachectl configtest
Syntax OK

$ sudo apache2ctl -S
VirtualHost configuration:
132.145.100.143:80     simpliassure.com (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default-ssl.conf:3)
132.145.100.143:443    simpliassure.com (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default-ssl.conf:14)
ServerRoot: "/etc/apache2"
Main DocumentRoot: "/var/www/html"
Main ErrorLog: "/var/log/apache2/error.log"
Mutex ssl-stapling: using_defaults
Mutex ssl-cache: using_defaults
Mutex default: dir="/var/run/apache2/" mechanism=default 
Mutex mpm-accept: using_defaults
Mutex watchdog-callback: using_defaults
Mutex ssl-stapling-refresh: using_defaults
PidFile: "/var/run/apache2/apache2.pid"
Define: DUMP_VHOSTS
Define: DUMP_RUN_CFG
User: name="www-data" id=33
Group: name="www-data" id=33

$ ss -tupln
Netid  State   Recv-Q  Send-Q    Local Address:Port   Peer Address:Port Process 
udp    UNCONN  0       0               0.0.0.0:111         0.0.0.0:*            
udp    UNCONN  0       0         127.0.0.53%lo:53          0.0.0.0:*            
udp    UNCONN  0       0        10.0.0.29%ens3:68          0.0.0.0:*            
udp    UNCONN  0       0                  [::]:111            [::]:*            
tcp    LISTEN  0       4096            0.0.0.0:111         0.0.0.0:*            
tcp    LISTEN  0       4096      127.0.0.53%lo:53          0.0.0.0:*            
tcp    LISTEN  0       128             0.0.0.0:22          0.0.0.0:*            
tcp    LISTEN  0       4096               [::]:111            [::]:*            
tcp    LISTEN  0       511                   *:80                *:*            
tcp    LISTEN  0       128                [::]:22             [::]:*            
tcp    LISTEN  0       511                   *:443               *:* 

/etc/sites-available/default-ssl.conf is the only symlink under /etc/sites-enabled/default-ssl.conf

/etc/sites-available/default-ssl.conf:

<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
    <VirtualHost 132.145.100.143:80>
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
        ServerName simpliassure.com

        DocumentRoot /var/www/html

        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

    </VirtualHost>

    <VirtualHost 132.145.100.143:443>
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
        ServerName simpliassure.com

        DocumentRoot /var/www/html

        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

        SSLEngine on

        SSLCertificateFile /home/ubuntu/certificate_bundle/www.simpliassure.com.crt
        SSLCertificateKeyFile /home/ubuntu/certificate_bundle/www.simpliassure.com.key
        SSLCertificateChainFile /home/ubuntu/certificate_bundle/www.simpliassure.com_intermediate.crt

        <FilesMatch "\.(cgi|shtml|phtml|php)$">
                SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
        </FilesMatch>
        <Directory /usr/lib/cgi-bin>
                SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
        </Directory>
    </VirtualHost>
</IfModule>
/etc/apache2/ports.conf:

Listen 80
Listen 443

Ubuntu's ufw is inactive.
Ran…

$ sudo ufw allow https
$ sudo a2enmod ssl
$ sudo a2enmod headers
$ sudo a2ensite default-ssl
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

… with no luck.

Oracle Virtual Cloud Network Ingress Rules:

Oracle Virtual Cloud Network Ingress Rules

Any ideas?

Best Answer

  1. Check your Oracle firewall; If the port 443 was not opened, them open it.

  2. Check your ufw firewall; Run as root: ufw allow https