How to generate a self-signed TLS (SSL) certificate on Amazon Linux

openssl-self-signed-cert.md

Execute the following commands from the folder in which the certificate files need to be stored.

1. openssl genrsa -des3 -passout pass:x -out server.pass.key 2048
2. openssl rsa -passin pass:x -in server.pass.key -out server.key
3. rm server.pass.key
4. openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr
5. openssl x509 -req -sha256 -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt