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+Steps used to create our certs
+
+# Generate CA cert
+$ openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout root-ca.key -x509 -days 3650 -out root-ca.pem -subj "/C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=OpenStack Foundation/CN=gearman-ca"
+
+# Generate server keys
+$ CLIENT='server'
+$ openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout $CLIENT.key -out $CLIENT.csr -subj "/C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=OpenStack Foundation/CN=nodepool-$CLIENT"
+$ openssl x509 -req -days 3650 -in $CLIENT.csr -out $CLIENT.pem -CA root-ca.pem -CAkey root-ca.key -CAcreateserial
+
+
+# Generate client keys
+$ CLIENT='client'
+$ openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout $CLIENT.key -out $CLIENT.csr -subj "/C=US/ST=Texas/L=Austin/O=OpenStack Foundation/CN=gearman-$CLIENT"
+$ openssl x509 -req -days 3650 -in $CLIENT.csr -out $CLIENT.pem -CA root-ca.pem -CAkey root-ca.key -CAcreateserial
+
+
+# Test with geard
+# You'll need 2 terminal windows
+geard --ssl-ca root-ca.pem --ssl-cert server.pem --ssl-key server.key -d
+openssl s_client -connect localhost:4730 -key client.key -cert client.pem -CAfile root-ca.pem