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Comment: improved private key storage section

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/etc/apache/ssl though I notice there is consideration for protecting the private key.

Storing Public

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Store the public key in the public folder,

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Note

The above chown root:root command ensure the signed public key is protected. Also, if you are using a user other than root to start Apache, then adjust the file ownership to that user.

Storing Private Keys

Ubuntu has a pre-configured location for private keys, /etc/ssl/private.

Notice the permissions on the /etc/ssl/private folder is 710 and owned by root and the group ssl-cert,

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