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- Run the MMC either from the start menu or via the run tool accessible fom the WIN+R shortcut. Click on File - Add/Remove Snap-in. Select Certificats in the left panel and click on Add. In the new window, click on Computer Account.
- As Zoredache said the entire point of public key cryptography is that you have two parts: A public half (.cert file) which encrypts data, and a private half (.key file) which lets you decrypt it again. The contents of the cert file are given to everyone who connects to your server.
- If you create files with OpenSSL, they will appear in the bin directory by default. To create a self-signed SSL certificate, you first need a key. Create it like this: genrsa -des3 -out server.key 4096. Type in your desired key (password) and confirm it. Next, you need a certificate request.
- Jul 09, 2019 The Private Key is generated with your Certificate Signing Request (CSR). The CSR is submitted to the Certificate Authority right after you activate your Certificate. The Private Key must be kept safe and secret on your server or device, because later you’ll need it for Certificate.
- Jun 09, 2019 To do this, follow these steps: Log on to the computer that issued the certificate request by using an account that has administrative permissions. Click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK. On the File menu, click. Add/Remove Snap-in. In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click Add.
Jul 03, 2018 To create a certificate, you have to specify the values of –DnsName (DNS name of a server, the name may be arbitrary and different from localhost name) and -CertStoreLocation (a local certificate store in which the generated certificate will be placed). You can use the cmdlet to create a self-signed certificate in Windows 10 (in our example), Windows 8/8.1 and Windows.
Important
MakeCert.exe is deprecated. For current guidance on creating a certificate, see Create a certificate for package signing.
Learn how to use MakeCert.exe and Pvk2Pfx.exe to create a test code signing certificate, so that you can sign your Windows app packages.
You must digitally sign your packaged Windows apps before you deploy them. If you don't use Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 to create and sign your app packages, you need to create and manage your own code signing certificates. You can create certificates by using MakeCert.exe and Pvk2Pfx.exe from the Windows Driver Kit (WDK). Then you can use the certificates to sign the app packages, so they can be deployed locally for testing.
What you need to know
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Prerequisites
- MakeCert.exe and Pvk2Pfx.exe tools from the WDK
Instructions
Step 1: Determine the publisher name of the package
To make the signing certificate that you create usable with the app package that you want to sign, the subject name of the signing certificate must match the Publisher attribute of the Identity element in the AppxManifest.xml for that app. For example, suppose the AppxManifest.xml contains:
For the publisherName parameter that you specify with the MakeCert utility in the next step, use 'CN=Contoso Software, O=Contoso Corporation, C=US'.
Note
This parameter string is specified in quotes and is both case and whitespace sensitive.
The Publisher attribute string that is defined for the Identity element in the AppxManifest.xml must be identical to the string that you specify with the MakeCert /n parameter for the certificate subject name. Copy and paste the string where possible.
Step 2: Create a private key using MakeCert.exe
Use the MakeCert utility to create a self-signed test certificate and private key:
This command prompts you to provide a password for the .pvk file. We recommend that you choose a strong password and keep your private key in a secure location.
We recommend that you use the suggested parameters in the preceding example for these reasons:
/r
Creates a self-signed root certificate. This simplifies management for your test certificate.
/h 0
Marks the basic constraint for the certificate as an end-entity. This prevents the certificate from being used as a Certification Authority (CA) that can issue other certificates.
/eku
Sets the Enhanced Key Usage (EKU) values for the certificate.
Note
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Don't put a space between the two comma-delimited values.
- 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.3 indicates that the certificate is valid for code signing. Always specify this value to limit the intended use for the certificate.
- 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.10.3.13 indicates that the certificate respects lifetime signing. Typically, if a signature is time stamped, as long as the certificate was valid at the point when it was time stamped, the signature remains valid even if the certificate expires. This EKU forces the signature to expire regardless of whether the signature is time stamped.
/e
Sets the expiration date of the certificate. Provide a value for the expirationDate parameter in the mm/dd/yyyy format. We recommend that you choose an expiration date only as long as necessary for your testing purposes, typically less than a year. This expiration date in conjunction with the lifetime signing EKU can help to limit the window in which the certificate can be compromised and misused.
For more info about other options, see MakeCert.
Step 3: Create a Personal Information Exchange (.pfx) file using Pvk2Pfx.exe
Use the Pvk2Pfx utility to convert the .pvk and .cer files that MakeCert created to a .pfx file that you can use with SignTool to sign an app package:
The MyKey.pvk and MyKey.cer files are the same files that MakeCert.exe created in the previous step. By using the optional /po parameter, you can specify a different password for the resulting .pfx; otherwise, the .pfx has the same password as MyKey.pvk.
For more info about other options, see Pvk2Pfx.
Remarks
After you create the .pfx file, you can use the file with SignTool to sign an app package. For more info, see How to sign an app package using SignTool. But the certificate is still not trusted by the local computer for deployment of app packages until you install it into the trusted certificates store of the local computer. You can use Certutil.exe, which comes with Windows.
To install certificates with WindowsCertutil.exe
- Run Cmd.exe as administrator.
- Run this command:
We recommend that you remove the certificates if they are no longer in use. From the same administrator command prompt, run this command:
The certID is the serial number of the certificate. Run this command to determine the certificate serial number:
Security Considerations
By adding a certificate to local machine certificate stores, you affect the certificate trust of all users on the computer. We recommend that you install any code signing certificates that you want for testing app packages to the Trusted People certificate store. Promptly remove those certificates when they are no longer necessary, to prevent them from being used to compromise system trust.
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-->Point-to-Site connections use certificates to authenticate. This article shows you how to create a self-signed root certificate and generate client certificates using PowerShell on Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016. If you are looking for different certificate instructions, see Certificates - Linux or Certificates - MakeCert.
You must perform the steps in this article on a computer running Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016. The PowerShell cmdlets that you use to generate certificates are part of the operating system and do not work on other versions of Windows. The Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 computer is only needed to generate the certificates. Once the certificates are generated, you can upload them, or install them on any supported client operating system.
If you do not have access to a Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 computer, you can use MakeCert to generate certificates. The certificates that you generate using either method can be installed on any supported client operating system.
Create a self-signed root certificate
Use the New-SelfSignedCertificate cmdlet to create a self-signed root certificate. For additional parameter information, see New-SelfSignedCertificate.
- From a computer running Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016, open a Windows PowerShell console with elevated privileges. These examples do not work in the Azure Cloud Shell 'Try It'. You must run these examples locally.
- Use the following example to create the self-signed root certificate. The following example creates a self-signed root certificate named 'P2SRootCert' that is automatically installed in 'Certificates-Current UserPersonalCertificates'. You can view the certificate by opening certmgr.msc, or Manage User Certificates.
- Leave the PowerShell console open if you want to create a client certificate right after creating this root certificate.
Generate a client certificate
Each client computer that connects to a VNet using Point-to-Site must have a client certificate installed. You generate a client certificate from the self-signed root certificate, and then export and install the client certificate. If the client certificate is not installed, authentication fails.
The following steps walk you through generating a client certificate from a self-signed root certificate. You may generate multiple client certificates from the same root certificate. When you generate client certificates using the steps below, the client certificate is automatically installed on the computer that you used to generate the certificate. If you want to install a client certificate on another client computer, you can export the certificate.
The examples use the New-SelfSignedCertificate cmdlet to generate a client certificate that expires in one year. For additional parameter information, such as setting a different expiration value for the client certificate, see New-SelfSignedCertificate.
Example 1 - PowerShell console session still open
Use this example if you have not closed your PowerShell console after creating the self-signed root certificate. This example continues from the previous section and uses the declared '$cert' variable. If you closed the PowerShell console after creating the self-signed root certificate, or are creating additional client certificates in a new PowerShell console session, use the steps in Example 2.
Modify and run the example to generate a client certificate. If you run the following example without modifying it, the result is a client certificate named 'P2SChildCert'. If you want to name the child certificate something else, modify the CN value. Do not change the TextExtension when running this example. The client certificate that you generate is automatically installed in 'Certificates - Current UserPersonalCertificates' on your computer.
Example 2 - New PowerShell console session
If you are creating additional client certificates, or are not using the same PowerShell session that you used to create your self-signed root certificate, use the following steps:
- Identify the self-signed root certificate that is installed on the computer. This cmdlet returns a list of certificates that are installed on your computer.
- Locate the subject name from the returned list, then copy the thumbprint that is located next to it to a text file. In the following example, there are two certificates. The CN name is the name of the self-signed root certificate from which you want to generate a child certificate. In this case, 'P2SRootCert'.
- Declare a variable for the root certificate using the thumbprint from the previous step. Replace THUMBPRINT with the thumbprint of the root certificate from which you want to generate a child certificate.For example, using the thumbprint for P2SRootCert in the previous step, the variable looks like this:
- Modify and run the example to generate a client certificate. If you run the following example without modifying it, the result is a client certificate named 'P2SChildCert'. If you want to name the child certificate something else, modify the CN value. Do not change the TextExtension when running this example. The client certificate that you generate is automatically installed in 'Certificates - Current UserPersonalCertificates' on your computer.
Export the root certificate public key (.cer)
After creating a self-signed root certificate, export the root certificate public key .cer file (not the private key). You will later upload this file to Azure. The following steps help you export the .cer file for your self-signed root certificate:
- To obtain a .cer file from the certificate, open Manage user certificates. Locate the self-signed root certificate, typically in 'Certificates - Current UserPersonalCertificates', and right-click. Click All Tasks, and then click Export. This opens the Certificate Export Wizard. If you can't find the certificate under Current UserPersonalCertificates, you may have accidentally opened 'Certificates - Local Computer', rather than 'Certificates - Current User'). If you want to open Certificate Manager in current user scope using PowerShell, you type certmgr in the console window.
- In the Wizard, click Next.
- Select No, do not export the private key, and then click Next.
- On the Export File Format page, select Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER)., and then click Next.
- For File to Export, Browse to the location to which you want to export the certificate. For File name, name the certificate file. Then, click Next.
- Click Finish to export the certificate.
- Your certificate is successfully exported.
- The exported certificate looks similar to this:
- If you open the exported certificate using Notepad, you see something similar to this example. The section in blue contains the information that is uploaded to Azure. If you open your certificate with Notepad and it does not look similar to this, typically this means you did not export it using the Base-64 encoded X.509(.CER) format. Additionally, if you want to use a different text editor, understand that some editors can introduce unintended formatting in the background. This can create problems when uploaded the text from this certificate to Azure.
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Export the self-signed root certificate and private key to store it (optional)
You may want to export the self-signed root certificate and store it safely as backup. If need be, you can later install it on another computer and generate more client certificates. To export the self-signed root certificate as a .pfx, select the root certificate and use the same steps as described in Export a client certificate.
Export the client certificate
When you generate a client certificate, it's automatically installed on the computer that you used to generate it. If you want to install the client certificate on another client computer, you need to export the client certificate that you generated.
- To export a client certificate, open Manage user certificates. The client certificates that you generated are, by default, located in 'Certificates - Current UserPersonalCertificates'. Right-click the client certificate that you want to export, click all tasks, and then click Export to open the Certificate Export Wizard.
- In the Certificate Export Wizard, click Next to continue.
- Select Yes, export the private key, and then click Next.
- On the Export File Format page, leave the defaults selected. Make sure that Include all certificates in the certification path if possible is selected. This setting additionally exports the root certificate information that is required for successful client authentication. Without it, client authentication fails because the client doesn't have the trusted root certificate. Then, click Next.
- On the Security page, you must protect the private key. If you select to use a password, make sure to record or remember the password that you set for this certificate. Then, click Next.
- On the File to Export, Browse to the location to which you want to export the certificate. For File name, name the certificate file. Then, click Next.
- Click Finish to export the certificate.
Install an exported client certificate
Each client that connects to the VNet over a P2S connection requires a client certificate to be installed locally.
To install a client certificate, see Install a client certificate for Point-to-Site connections.
Next steps
Continue with your Point-to-Site configuration.
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- For Resource Manager deployment model steps, see Configure P2S using native Azure certificate authentication.
- For classic deployment model steps, see Configure a Point-to-Site VPN connection to a VNet (classic).