| 1 | Useful Links:
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| 3 | OpenSSL API Documentation: https://www.openssl.org/docs
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| 5 | Github: https://github.com/openssl/openssl
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| 7 | OpenSSL Wiki: https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Main_Page
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| 9 | Original Simple Server: https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Simple_TLS_Server
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| 11 | ---------------------------------------------------------------
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| 13 | Generate self signed cert and key 'pem' files (good for 10 years):
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| 15 | openssl req -newkey rsa:4096 -x509 -sha256 -days 3650 -nodes -out cert.pem -keyout key.pem
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| 17 | You can just hit carriage returns to accept the default values, except for "Common Name"; you
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| 18 | should enter 'localhost', or an actual hostname.
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| 20 | The same keys can be used for both communicating instances; same or different machines.
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