title: What are the pros and cons using a self signed root ca for securing a rest service?
body: <p>We are trying to deploy a REST service (service would not face the internet) and would like to secure it using ssl. For this we need certificates and to make things easier we are creating a Root CA at install time.</p>
  
  <p>Is this a good idea? What are the pros and cons using self signed certificate? Is this a good practuice? </p>
  
  <p><em>I am a newbie in this area, so if I ask something stupid, please be gentle with me!</em></p>