This comes up from time to time, people need ssl certificates for websites, but they do not want to pay for the SSL certificate until development is completed, or they have not yet found the best URL choice for the website.
To help out, self assigned SSL certificates can really go a long way. Most of the time there is a charge from the ISP for installing the self assigned SSL certificate, but it may really be worth it, so that development of the site can continue.
Here is a great link to a site that shows how to make many different self assigned certificates for a variety of operating systems, if you have access to do so on your server, they can be helpful.
http://www.sslshopper.com/article-how-to-create-a-self-signed-certificate.html
Of course self assigned does have some problems, specifcly the dreaded invalid SSL certificate window.
You can still continue to test the site, by accepting the certificate, and that is the best part of Self assigned SSL certs, they let you use the site as if it were a valid site. You may also have other warnings that may come form internet security software, but generally speaking, they all have a way to continue to use the site.
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