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Python SimpleHTTPServer with SSL
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generate-pemfile.sh
#!/bin/bash
openssl req -new -x509 -keyout yourpemfile.pem -out yourpemfile.pem -days 365 -nodes
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local-ssl-server.py
import BaseHTTPServer, SimpleHTTPServer
import ssl
httpd = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(('localhost', 4443), SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket (httpd.socket, server_side=True,
certfile='yourpemfile.pem')
httpd.serve_forever()
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Python SimpleHTTPServer with SSL
# useful for running ssl server on localhost
# which in turn is useful for working with WebSocket Secure (wss)
# copied from http://www.piware.de/2011/01/creating-an-https-server-in-python/
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stucka commented Jul 19, 2018 •
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Python 3 version, perhaps:

from http.server import HTTPServer, SimpleHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPStatus
import ssl
# given a pem file ... openssl req -new -x509 -keyout yourpemfile.pem -out yourpemfile.pem -days 365 -nodes

httpd = HTTPServer(('localhost', 443), SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket (httpd.socket, server_side=True,
                                certfile='yourpemfile.pem')
httpd.serve_forever()

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Once server gets started with above generated pem file, I got this error on Chrome (Version 88.0.4324.96 )
Your connection is not private Attackers might be trying to steal your information from localhost (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). Learn more NET::ERR_CERT_INVALID

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