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  • check if openssl is installed
which openssl
  • generate private key and certificate signing request
openssl genrsa -des3 -passout pass:x -out server.pass.key 2048
openssl rsa -passin pass:x -in server.pass.key -out server.key
  • remove temp server key created earlier
rm server.pass.key
  • when asked about challenge password, just hit enter/return for empty password
openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr
  • generate ssl certificate
openssl x509 -req -sha256 -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt
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