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24 alternatives to I made a script to generate self-signed SSL certs for local development
A bash script for generating trusted self-signed SSL certs for local development on your Mac - kingkool68/generate-ssl-certs-for-local-development
This is a script that generates self-signed SSL certificates for use in local development environments. It's designed for developers who need to test HTTPS functionality without purchasing certificates. The tool… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. I made a script to generate self-signed SSL certs for local development launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2019 · blog.filippo.io · its alternatives →
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2014 · indutny.github.io · its alternatives →
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LocalCan™▲269Develop your apps locally with local domains and HTTPS
2023 · localcan.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · lolroot.ca · its alternatives →
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A pain-free service to add SSL to your site, for non-geeks
2018 · sharphue.com · its alternatives →
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Back in 2012 I built https://cert-depot.com as a weekend project. Node.js + Express + jQuery, shelling out to OpenSSL for certificate generation. It worked but I eventually let it rot. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4766743 Rewrote it from scratch in Go. The entire thing is a single binary with no external dependencies: 1. Certificate generation uses Go's crypto/x509 (no OpenSSL) 2. Certificates are generated in memory and streamed directly — nothing is stored on the server 3. RSA 2048/4096 and ECDSA P-256/P-384 4. Subject Alternative Names…
Apr 2026 · its alternatives →
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Lightweight solution for using encrypted passwords in shell scripts - plyint/encpass.sh
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like. - FiloSottile/mkcert
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This is a project I've been working on since the start of Covid-19. I built an app so that I don't have to put data into online tools like JWT debugger, JSON formatter, URL decoder, etc... https://devutils.app The app works entirely offline and is open-source. I'm selling the pre-built version of the app to earn some revenue for my time. If you want to try the app but can't afford the price or don't have XCode to build the app, drop me an email (my profile), I'll be happy to provide you a free build. I would love to hear all the feedback/suggestions. Thanks!
2020 · its alternatives →
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I tend to create a private certificate authority for every side project, in order to create TLS certs for local development. I find it useful to have local development closely resemble production when at all possible, and "real" certificates are an important element. Anyway I got tired of having these CA private keys on my local machine, especially as I started thinking about setting up a private CA for my company (https://riza.io). So I started thinking about what the simplest way to host a private CA might be. You really only need two things: 1) secret storage, to hold the CA's…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Kilo SSL▲126Automatic SSL management solution for SaaS providers
2020 · docs.kilossl.com · its alternatives →
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Develop faster, eliminate complexity, protect your secrets
2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →
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SSOReady▲144Open source developer tools for enterprise single sign-on
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · tinycert.org · its alternatives →
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Hi, HN! I recently published SelfCertForge, an open source desktop app for creating and managing self-signed certificates on macOS and Windows: https://github.com/rbonestell/SelfCertForge/ I know, I know... this isn't an earth-shattering invention. This came from a place of years of personal annoyance. I’ve been maintaining scripts that wrapped OpenSSL for local certificate workflows: create a long-lived root cert, add it to the trust store, then generate and sign child certificates for local services. The scripts work but the workflow was clunky. Used infrequently…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I built a DNS resolver that lets me use https://frontend.numa instead of localhost:5173 — auto-generated TLS certs, WebSocket passthrough, path routing. No mkcert, no nginx, no /etc/hosts.
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Local development with .local domains and HTTPSfree tier, from $8/mo▲84Hi HN! I'm Jarek, and I've built this tool that allows publishing .local domains on the local network using mDNS. It also has a reverse proxy that handles HTTPS termination and port forwarding. I'm working on adding more features, like an index page with all available domains or allowing proxy redirects, so you could redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. Let me know if you have any questions or feedback!
2023 · localcan.com · its alternatives →
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Kilo SSL Pro▲80Multi-Instance SSL certificate management system
2021 · docs.kilossl.com · its alternatives →
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If you're developing locally and need to use HTTPS for whatever, then this tool is hopefully useful to you. I made it because there's a lot of bad info online about generating self-signed certificates. For instance, a lot of guides don't use the SAN list extension or show you how to create a proper certificate chain. Firefox doesn't allow a CA certificate to be used as an end certificate. Getting a working certificate can get pretty confusing, especially for newcomers to certificates or webdev. Having a website for this also means the process of getting a certificate is the same, no matter…
2024 · dexter.xn--dpping-wxa.eu · its alternatives →
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