Explanation The Apache HTTPD configuration directive that specifies the RSA private key that was used in the generation of the SSL certificate for the server is SSLCertificateKeyFile1. This directive sets the file path and name of the file containing the server private key2. The private key is used to decrypt the data that is encrypted with the public key contained in the certificate1. The private key must match the certificate, otherwise an error will occur when starting the server2. The other options are not valid directives for Apache HTTPD. References: mod_ssl - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4 Why is SSLCertificateKeyFile needed for Apache? - Stack Overflow