Create Self-Signed SSL Certificate and Keys for Testing

For production systems you will need to get SSL certificates from a Certificate Authority. For test systems, creating a self-signed SSL certificate and keys using OpenSSL is quite easy.

You will need to have OpenSSL installed.

Create a public/private key file pair:

Create a new directory on the drive Iguana is installed and give it an appropriate name (i.e., Test).
Open a Command Prompt window and go to the new directory. For example
cd Test
Type the path of the OpenSSL install directory, followed by the RSA key algorithm. For example:
c:openssl\bin\openssl genrsa -out privkey.pem 4096

You will see the key being generated:

Loading 'screen' into random state - done
Generating RSA private key, 4096 bit long modulus
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e is 65537 (0x10001)

Run the following command to split the generated file into separate private and public key files

Use the ssh-keygen utility which is included as part of most POSIX systems.
Create a new directory and give it an appropriate name (i.e., Test).
Open a Command Prompt window and go to the new directory. For example:
Use the rsa option to create a public private key pair (using your email as a comment):

Create a certificate file:

Open a command prompt window and go to the directory you created earlier for the public/private key file. For example:

Enter the path of the OpenSSL install directory, followed by the self-signed certificate algorithm. For example:

Follow the instructions that appear in the screen. For example:

Open a command prompt window and go to the directory you created earlier for the public/private key file. For example:

Enter the path of the OpenSSL install directory, followed by the self-signed certificate algorithm. For example:

Follow the instructions that appear in the screen. For example:

IguanaX Documentation

Create Self-Signed SSL Certificate and Keys for Testing

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