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I'm thinking about restarting a client's Apache server, but I'm reluctant to do so because I know he's currently running HTTPS and I don't want to get stuck with the server prompting me for the SSL Passphrase (which I don't have and he's not sure if there is one or not).

Is there a quick/easy way to check whether Apache will require the SSL pass phrase before restarting it?

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You could check whether the private key is password protected by running

$ openssl rsa -in /path/to/private.key -check -noout

If this prompts you for the password, the key is obviously password protected.

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+1 Thanks @Andreas. Worked a charm and responded with 'RSA key ok'. –  James Spittal Apr 18 at 14:24

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