To create the server RSA private key: $ certtool --generate-privkey --outfile server-key.pem --rsa To create a self signed CA certificate: $ certtool --generate-privkey --outfile ca-key.pem $ certtool --generate-self-signed --load-privkey ca-key.pem --outfile ca-cert.pem Common name: GNU Wget UID: Organizational unit name: Wget Organization name: GNU Locality name: State or province name: Country name (2 chars): Enter the subject's domain component (DC): This field should not be used in new certificates. E-mail: Enter the certificate's serial number in decimal (default: 6079996172146959675): Activation/Expiration time. The certificate will expire in (days): -1 Extensions. Does the certificate belong to an authority? (y/N): y Path length constraint (decimal, -1 for no constraint): Is this a TLS web client certificate? (y/N): Will the certificate be used for IPsec IKE operations? (y/N): Is this a TLS web server certificate? (y/N): y Enter a dnsName of the subject of the certificate: 127.0.0.1 Enter a dnsName of the subject of the certificate: Enter a URI of the subject of the certificate: Enter the IP address of the subject of the certificate: Will the certificate be used for signing (DHE and RSA-EXPORT ciphersuites)? (Y/n): Will the certificate be used for encryption (RSA ciphersuites)? (Y/n): Will the certificate be used to sign other certificates? (y/N): y Will the certificate be used to sign CRLs? (y/N): y Will the certificate be used to sign code? (y/N): Will the certificate be used to sign OCSP requests? (y/N): y Will the certificate be used for time stamping? (y/N): Enter the URI of the CRL distribution point: To generate a server certificate using the private key only: $ certtool --generate-certificate --load-privkey server-key.pem --outfile server-cert.pem --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem Common name: 127.0.0.1 UID: Organizational unit name: Wget Organization name: GNU Locality name: State or province name: Country name (2 chars): Enter the subject's domain component (DC): This field should not be used in new certificates. E-mail: Enter the certificate's serial number in decimal (default: 6079998890988883856): Activation/Expiration time. The certificate will expire in (days): -1 Extensions. Does the certificate belong to an authority? (y/N): Is this a TLS web client certificate? (y/N): y Will the certificate be used for IPsec IKE operations? (y/N): Is this a TLS web server certificate? (y/N): Enter a dnsName of the subject of the certificate: localhost Enter a dnsName of the subject of the certificate: 127.0.0.1 Enter a dnsName of the subject of the certificate: Enter a URI of the subject of the certificate: Enter the IP address of the subject of the certificate: Enter the e-mail of the subject of the certificate: Will the certificate be used for signing (required for TLS)? (Y/n): Will the certificate be used for encryption (not required for TLS)? (Y/n): To create a CRL for the server certificate: $ certtool --generate-crl --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem --load-certificate server-cert.pem --outfile server-crl.pem Generating a signed CRL... Update times. The certificate will expire in (days): -1 CRL Number (default: 6080006793650397145):