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During web page development, it is very useful to have a full working server configuration for localhost in order
to test if the page is working as it should. This also includes realistic HTTPS requests to localhost, your test server "domain name".
This article describes how to obtain SSL certificates for localhost domain via a self-created Certification
Authority (CA). For the interested reader, some additional information about the certification process, public/private
key encryption and CAs is provided.
Self-signed HTTPS SSL Certificate for localhost (127.0.0.1) Domains