How do I create a self-signed SSL Certificate for testing purposes?
• Make sure OpenSSL is installed and in your PATH. • Run the following command, to create server.key and server.crt files: $ openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -out server.crt -keyout server.key These can be used as follows in your httpd.conf file: SSLCertificateFile /path/to/this/server.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/this/server.key • It is important that you are aware that this server.key does not have any passphrase. To add a passphrase to the key, you should run the following command, and enter & verify the passphrase as requested. $ openssl rsa -des3 -in server.key -out server.key.new $ mv server.key.new server.key Please backup the server.key file, and the passphrase you entered, in a secure location.
