genkey segfaults when creating new cert

[Alex]

Hi,

>> What are the steps to create a self-signed certificate for apache?
>
> These are my notes for CentOS 5, but they should still apply.  The
> view/verify steps are not strictly necessary, but they are useful for
> checking your work as you go along.
>
>   Create a Self-Signed SSL Certificate
>   ------------------------------------
>
>   * Create an RSA Private Key
>     # openssl genrsa -des3 -rand /dev/urandom -out www.example.com.key 2048
>     Enter pass phrase for www.example.com.key:
>     Verifying - Enter pass phrase for www.example.com.key:

It won't accept an empty password. How do I create a key without a
password so I don't have to enter it every time I restart apache?

Thanks,
Alex