Apache 1.3.x + mod_ssl

OR: How to create a self-signed certificate


Answer found here: link

1. create key:
$ openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024

2. create signing request
$ openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr

3. remove password from key
$ cp server.key server.key.org
$ openssl rsa -in server.key.org -out server.key

4. sign

$ openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt

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