File: DRb_README.txt [seattlerb's quick

Here’s a quick primer on how to get use DRb over SSL with QuickCert.

Modify qc_config to suit. The host I’m writing this on is named ‘uriel’, and my email address is ‘drbrain@segment7.net’, so I filled in the proper entries in the server and client certs.

  full_hostname = `hostname`.strip
  domainname = full_hostname.split('.')[1..-1].join('.')
  hostname = full_hostname.split('.')[0]

  CA[:hostname] = hostname
  CA[:domainname] = domainname
  CA[:CA_dir] = File.join Dir.pwd, "CA"
  CA[:password] = '1234'

  CERTS << {
    :type => 'server',
    :hostname => 'uriel',
    :password => '5678',
  }

  CERTS << {
    :type => 'client',
    :user => 'drbrain',
    :email => 'drbrain@segment7.net',
  }

Generate the certificates
```
  quick_cert
```
Setup the DRb server to use the proper certificates. They are already setup for ‘uriel’, so you’ll have to edit drbssl_s.rb to match your configuration.
```
  cd uriel
  ln -s ../drbssl_s.rb
  ln -s ../CA/cacert.pem
  vi drbssl_s.rb
```
Start the DRb server. You’ll need the server certificate’s passphrase.
```
  ruby drbssl_s.rb
```
Setup the DRb client to use the proper certificates. They are already setup for ‘drbrain@segment7.net’, so you’ll have to edit drbssl_c.rb to match your configuration.
```
  cd drbrain
  ln -s ../drbssl_c.rb
  ln -s ../CA/cacert.pem
  vi drbssl_c.rb
```
Start the DRb client. Then type your name and hit enter. You will get back a message “Hello,
“
```
  ./drbssl_c.rb
```

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