ssl / https for a (local) dev server
To get access to otherwise restricted features (like webRTC) we need to configure some local ssl cert and use it to upgrade our dev server to https.
generate the certificate
using OpenSSL
openssl req -x509 -out localhost.crt -keyout localhost.key \
-days 365 \
-newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -sha256 \
-subj '/CN=localhost' -extensions EXT -config <( \
printf "[dn]\nCN=localhost\n[req]\ndistinguished_name = dn\n[EXT]\nsubjectAltName=DNS:localhost\nkeyUsage=digitalSignature\nextendedKeyUsage=serverAuth")
req: command for creating certificates-x509: self-signed cert-out: path to the CertFile ex ourFile.crt-keyout: path to the Key ex ourFile.key-days: days before expiration-newkey: type of the encription-nodes: don't encrypt the key-subj: provides certificate extension-config: specify alternative configuration
place it in its location
- move the certificate and key to peroject/certificates
- add that folder to the .gitignore
add to keychain
double click and add to your keychain
in keychain windows select certificates and set it to trusted