SSL is a big part of building secure web services. The steps outlined below can help generate a certificate for Adobe AIR applications to be signed.
Quick note: This is a fairly detailed process, so take a firm hold of the wheel and be prepared for a lengthy ride. You are going to need your terminal and su access.
You will be generating encryption keys and certificates, and editing Apache conf files.
First, you need a certificate
Step 1
Open up a terminal window, and su root. Then, cd over to your Documents directory.
Add a new directory in there using mkdir and call it certs like so:
sh-3.2# mkdir certs
Then cd into it.
Type this command…
sh-3.2# /System/Library/OpenSSL/misc/CA.pl -newca
You’ll see a whole pile of stuff fly by, piece by piece:
CA certificate filename (or enter to create) (hit enter)
Making CA certificate ...
Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
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writing new private key to './demoCA/private/cakey.pem'
Enter PEM pass phrase: [enter a passphrase]
Verifying - Enter PEM pass phrase: [enter the passphrase again]
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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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