Any way to generate a temporary SSL cert?

[InorganicMatter]

Right, I'm using IIS and want to test an application over an SSL connection. Windows ran through a questionaire and asked questions such as my company name, location, etc, and then gave me a file to send to a Certificate Authority to purchase an SSL cert. Problem is, all I want to do is test this app, not pay several hundred $$$ for a cert. Is there any way to generate a temporary cert to just get this app tested?

 

[versello]

Download the IIS Toolkit. It includes a utility called selfssl.exe. It generates and installs a self-signed SSL certificate.

 

[hokatichenci]

Also be aware that with a self-signed cert (or with any cert not signed by a top tier CA) you will have to click through the "yes this is a self signed cert and I trust it" unless you roll out your own CA (not that hard really).