Apache/Tomcat web server certificates

[Jason Kretzer <jrkretzer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all,

I am setting up an Apache/Tomcat web server running on
Mandrake.  I have a standard web site set up.  I would
like to add a password protected portion to the
website for family use.  As this portion would have
personal pictures and information, I would like to use
SSL to encrypt the username/password transaction. 
Would it be possible to set this up without having to
pay for a certificate from verisign or something
similar?

I think I read somewhere that you can create your own
certificate and that the only drawback is that a
dialog will pop up asking the user if the certificate
is trusted or not.

How does one go about this?  links and answers very
much appreicated.

Thanks,

-Jason

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