I frequently have to google instructions for how to generate SSL certs. Therefore, I created this repository to remove one more obstacle to properly securing endpoints.

This configuration generates a certificate valid for localhost, IP v4 127.0.0.1, and IP v6 ::1.

From your shell:

./generate.sh

Create a self-signed localhost certificate

mkdir -p output
openssl req -config cert.config -new -x509 \
    -sha256 -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes \
    -keyout output/localhost.key.pem -days 365 \
    -out output/localhost.cert.pem

Show the certificate details

openssl x509 -in output/localhost.cert.pem -text -noout

Create a signing request

openssl req -config cert.config -new -sha256 -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes \
    -keyout output/localhost.key.pem -days 365 -out output/localhost.req.pem

Start a simple NodeJs server and call with curl, passing the self-signed cert to validate HTTPS.

./test.sh

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