$ openssl req -x509 -sha256 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -days 365 -keyout localhost.key -out localhost.crt Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key ...................................................................................................+++ .....+++ writing new private key to 'localhost.key' ----- 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. ----- Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:IE State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:. Locality Name (eg, city) []:. Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:Scrapy Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:. Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name) []:127.0.0.1 Email Address []:.