Generate Self Signed Cert with OpenSSL

SelfSignedCert.sh

# Create a certificate authority

openssl genrsa -des3 -out ca.key 1024
openssl req -new -key ca.key -out ca.csr
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in ca.csr -out ca.crt -signkey ca.key

# Create a server certificate
openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024
openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr

# remove passphrase from cert
cp server.key server.key.org
openssl rsa -in server.key.org -out server.key

# generate self signed cert...
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt

taken from http://greengeckodesign.com/blog/2013/06/15/creating-an-ssl-certificate-for-node-dot-js/