Edit {jetty}/start.ini and uncomment the line #etc/jetty-ssl.xml (just remove the #). Start jetty: java -jar start.jar. Now contact your server at: https://localhost:8443. Done! Note that this answer is a quick way to enable SSL with jetty. To make it secure for production, you have to read some more on the subject. More @Wikipedia
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