diff --git a/configs/utils/ssl.js b/configs/utils/ssl.js
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+module.exports = function(config, optimist) {
+    var fs = require("fs");
+    var path = require("path");
+
+    var argv = optimist.argv;
+    if (argv.secure || argv.ssl) {
+        var key = getFile(argv.secure || argv.ssl);
+        config.secure = {
+            key: key.match(/^(-+BEGIN (\w+ )?PRIVATE KEY[\s\S]*END (\w+ )?PRIVATE KEY-+)/m)[0],
+            cert: key.match(/^(-+BEGIN CERTIFICATE[\s\S]*END CERTIFICATE-+)/m)[0],
+        };
+    }
+    else if (argv["ssl.key"] && argv["ssl.cert"]) {
+        config.secure = {
+            key: getFile(argv["ssl.key"]),
+            cert: getFile(argv["ssl.cert"]),
+        };
+    }
+    
+    function getFile(filepath) {
+        if (!path.isAbsolute(filepath))
+            filepath = path.join(__dirname, "../..", filepath);
+        return fs.readFileSync(filepath, "utf8");
+    }
+};
+