kieranbarnes

Here’s my mini guide on creating SSL certificates for use in Apache.
I create a lot of these things, so saving 45 seconds per request really adds up!

* Well, it depends how fast you can type copy and paste. Step 1- create the key and request

openssl req -new > new.cert.csr

Step 2- remove the passphrase from the key

openssl rsa -in privkey.pem -out server.key

Step 3 - convert request into signed cert

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

This will create you a self-signed certificate. It will work fine, but I highly recommend you get it signed by a trusted party if you are using it in a live enviroment.

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