Creating Self Signed Certificates

creating-self-signed-certificates.md

Creating Self Signed Certificates for use with Node and Chrome

Creating the certificate files

1. Generate a private key with open ssl.

   $ openssl genrsa -des3 -out /var/lib/ssl/self-signed.key 1024

2. Generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request).

   $ openssl req -new -key /var/lib/ssl/self-signed.key -out /var/lib/ssl/self-signed.csr

3. Remove the passphrase from the key (other wise we have to enter it everytime we satrt the server).

   $ cp ~/.ssl/self-signed.key ~/.ssl/self-signed.key.org
   $ openssl rsa -in /var/lib/ssl/self-signed.key.org -out /var/lib/ssl/self-signed.key

4. Generate your Self signed certificate (This certificate will be good for 1 year).

   $ openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in/var/lib/ssl/self-signed.csr -signkey /var/lib/ssl/self-signed.key -out /var/lib/ssl/self-signed.crt

Add your certificate as trusted to chrome

1. Open keychain access
2. Drag and drop the .crt file from /var/lib/ssl into your system certificates.
3. Enjoy https in development