Generate SSL key and certificate using openssl

$ mkdir ~/gencerts
$ cd ~/gencerts
$ openssl genrsa -des3 -passout pass:x -out server.pass.key 2048
$ openssl rsa -passin pass:x -in server.pass.key -out server.key
$ openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr

You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
For some fields there will be a default value,
If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [XX]:US
State or Province Name (full name) []:Massachusetts
Locality Name (eg, city) [Default City]:Boston
Organization Name (eg, company) [Default Company Ltd]:MyOrg
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:MyUnit
Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []: my.server.com
Email Address []:foobar@my.server.com

Please enter the following 'extra' attributes
to be sent with your certificate request
A challenge password []:
An optional company name []:

$ openssl x509 -req -sha256 -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt
$ mkdir ../ssl
$ cp server.key ../ssl/dev.key
$ cp server.crt ../ssl/dev.crt