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Error: Init: SSLPassPhraseDialog builtin is not supported on Win32" when starting my website using Apache
Resolution
This error occurs when a password is entered to encrypt the private key file (<filename>.key). Apache on Windows doesn't support private keys that are encrypted. This password may have been set while creating the CSR.
- First, make a copy and backup your private key file. This file should have an extension of ".key".
- Start OpenSSL and use the following command to remove the passphrase from the private key. Change <filename1> to the name of your current private key. Choose a new name for <filename2>.

openssl rsa -in <filename1>.key -out <filename2>.key

- Move the new private key (<filename2>) to the same path as to where the original private key was located.
- Open your httpd.conf or httpd-ssl.conf ( don’t edit both the conf files ) file and verify that the directive called "SSLCertificateKeyFile" points to the newly uploaded private key (<filename2>).
If this doesn't appear to work for you, please generate a fresh CSR and share with us so that we can reissue the certificate. Ensure that no passphrase is entered in during the CSR generation phase