To create a new certificate, execute the following OpenSSL command: (umask 077; \ /usr/bin/openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes \ -config /usr/share/doc/packages/stunnel/openssl.cnf \ -out /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem -keyout /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem) Starting with v4, stunnel uses a configuration file. Via the stunnel3 wrapper you can run stunnel with v3-style cmdline arguments.