Creating Self-Signed SSL Certificates for Apache on Linux

“If Firesheep and other menaces have you freaked out about using
unsecured connections, it’s time to take matters into your own
hands. In just under 20 minutes, you can create a self-signed
certificate for Apache to connect to your Web site for passing any
kind of sensitive information. It’s easy and takes very little time
to configure.

“This tutorial assumes you’re going to do a self-signed
certificate. Note that you can pretty much follow along with the
tutorial for getting and installing a certificate via a Certificate
Authority (CA), but omit the steps for generating your own
self-signed cert. Generate the request, work with the CA to get the
certificate, and then follow the installation and configuration
steps. Self-signed vs. Certificate Authorities

“Why am I giving a guide for self-signed certs? Self-signed
certificates should really only be used in a few situations —
but a lot of users fit the profile for using a self-signed
certificate but fail to create one and work over plain HTTP
instead.”

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