Python SimpleHTTPServer with SSL

generate-pemfile.sh

#!/bin/bash

openssl req -new -x509 -keyout yourpemfile.pem -out yourpemfile.pem -days 365 -nodes

local-ssl-server.py

import BaseHTTPServer, SimpleHTTPServer
import ssl

httpd = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(('localhost', 4443), SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket (httpd.socket, server_side=True,
                                certfile='yourpemfile.pem')
httpd.serve_forever()

Python SimpleHTTPServer with SSL

# useful for running ssl server on localhost
# which in turn is useful for working with WebSocket Secure (wss)

# copied from http://www.piware.de/2011/01/creating-an-https-server-in-python/