Secure Apache webserver on Mac OSX Snow Leopard
When searching for the right way to turn your local Apache webserver (on Mac OSX Snow Leopard) into a secure webserver I stumbled upon this blogpost from Michael Gracie. It explains very clearly how to create the necessary keys and certifcates.
Follow all the steps from step 1 up to step 6, until you can do something like this on your localhost:
Now you can access both https://https.local and http://https.local on your development machine.