New-SelfSignedCertificate

CautionSelf-signed certificates

New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName <fqdn> -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My

Creates test/internal certs; inspect via the Cert: drive, export with Export-PfxCertificate. Not for public prod.

Examples

New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName test.corp.local -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\MyCreate a test certificate

Syntax

New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName name [-NotAfter date] -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My

Before you run it

Self-signed needs trust distribution.

Related commands

opensslInspect TLS/cert
certutilCertificates & hashing

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