Introduction
This article demonstrates how to generate self-signed certificates and use a private key to configure the HTTPS connector using OpenSSL.
Generate Private Key and Public Cert Using OpenSSL
$ openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -x509 -keyout cakey.pem -out cacert.pem -days 3650
Generating a RSA private key
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writing new private key to 'cakey.pem'
Enter PEM pass phrase:
Verifying - Enter PEM pass phrase:
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You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
For some fields there will be a default value,
If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [XX]:US
State or Province Name (full name) []:Texas
Locality Name (eg, city) [Default City]:Dallas
Organization Name (eg, company) [Default Company Ltd]:GGL Consulting Inc
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:EA
Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:Gary Liu
Email Address []:gary.liu1119@gmail.com