Generating Self-Signed Certificate in XAMPP Win32 for Apache Web Server

Below are the steps and additional information used to generate self-signed certificate and keys for Apache Web server in XAMPP for Win32 platform.

#Step 1: Generate a Private Key
C:\xampp\apache\bin>openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024     
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Generating RSA private key, 1024 bit long modulus
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e is 65537 (0×10001)
Enter pass phrase for server.key: xxxxxxxx
Verifying – Enter pass phrase for server.key: xxxxxxxx

#Step 2: Generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request)
C:\xampp\apache\bin>openssl req -new -key server.key -config “C:\xampp\php\extras\openssl\openssl.cnf” -out server.csr              
Enter pass phrase for server.key:  xxxxxxxx
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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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Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:Western Australia
Locality Name (eg, city) []:Perth
Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:LatunyJ Corporation
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Information Technology
Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:latunyj.no-ip.org
Email Address []:latunyj@hotmail.com

Please enter the following ‘extra’ attributes
to be sent with your certificate request
A challenge password []: xxxxxxxx
An optional company name []:LatunyJ Corporation

#Step 3: Remove Passphrase from Key
C:\xampp\apache\bin>copy server.key server.key.org                                                                                  
1 file(s) copied.

C:\xampp\apache\bin>openssl rsa -in server.key.org -out server.key
Enter pass phrase for server.key.org:
writing RSA key

#Step 4: Generating a Self-Signed Certificate
C:\xampp\apache\bin>openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt
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Signature ok
subject=/C=AU/ST=Western Australia/L=Perth/O=LatunyJ Corporation/OU=Information Technology/CN=latunyj.no-ip.org/emailAddress=latunyj@hotmail.com
Getting Private key

#Step 5: Installing the Private Key and Certificate
C:\xampp\apache\bin>copy server.crt c:\xampp\apache\conf\ssl.crt
C:\xampp\apache\bin>copy server.key c:\xampp\apache\conf\ssl.key

#Step 6: Restart Apache and Test 
Restart Apache

References:
http://www.akadia.com/services/ssh_test_certificate.html
http://www.opencodez.com/apache/ssl-certificate-and-install-in-xampp.htm