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+#!/bin/sh
+echo "Generating certificate request .. "
+openssl req -new -nodes -out req.pem
+echo "Generating self-signed certificate .. "
+openssl req -x509 -days 365 -in req.pem -key privkey.pem -out cert.pem
+echo "Generating Diffie-Hellman file for secure SSL/TLS negotiation .. "
+openssl dhparam -out dh.pem 2048
+mv privkey.pem rsa.key
+
+echo " 
+Now copy rsa.key, cert.pem and dh.pem into your IRCd's etc/ folder,
+then change these lines in the ircd.conf file:
+
+    ssl_private_key = "etc/rsa.key";
+    ssl_cert = "etc/cert.pem";
+    ssl_dh_params = "etc/dh.pem";
+
+Enjoy using ssl.
+"