Websockets on localhost over https:// problems

Question

I'm trying to write a service, my service is a WebsocketServer is written in nodejs, with express and the ws module. This service should be installed with node-webkit locally on a computer(on localhost) to communicate with a web site in https:// to exchange information. My problem is, that i need a trusted certificate for localhost(its not possible), because all browsers give a warning if i use a self signed certificate. I know i can ignore that warning, but in the future this software should be distribuited, and i dont want to give that warning for future clients. Is there a good way to resolve this problem?

Answer 1

Use one of the following options to work around this:

• Package your client-side interface as a browser extension

• Setup a Message Queue which transforms messages to your node server as Websocket requests

• Use a PAAS provider with free certificates to proxy to your domain

References

• How do I use a self signed certificate for a HTTPS Node.js server?

• Simulating GitHub OAuth2 Login for Tests with JUnit, Webdriver & Hoverfly

• Apache configuration using Self Signed Certificate - YouTube

• Amazon SES: Sendmail

• SMTP Gateway Plugin for RabbitMQ

• Sending RabbitMQ messages via websockets