Create Self Signed SSL Certificate. Self Signed SSL Certificate is for the purpose of development or testing, if you use your server as a business, it had better buy and use a Formal Certificates.
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Run PowerShell with Admin Privilege.
Windows PowerShell
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# confirm the certificates stored PATH
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-PSDrive | Format-Table -AutoSize -Wrap
Name Used (GB) Free (GB) Provider Root CurrentLocation
---- --------- --------- -------- ---- ---------------
Alias Alias
C 14.71 104.67 FileSystem C:\ Users\serverworld
Cert Certificate \
D FileSystem D:\
Env Environment
Function Function
HKCU Registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKLM Registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Variable Variable
WSMan WSMan
# create self signed certificate
# -DnsName (DNS name)
# -KeyAlgorithm (RSA | ECDSA)
# -KeyLength (Key Length)
# -CertStoreLocation (certificate store PATH)
# -NotAfter (valid term : the example below is 10 years)
PS C:\Users\Administrator> New-SelfSignedCertificate `
-DnsName "rx-7.srv.world" `
-KeyAlgorithm RSA `
-KeyLength 2048 `
-CertStoreLocation "Cert:\LocalMachine\My" `
-NotAfter (Get-Date).AddYears(10)
PSParentPath: Microsoft.PowerShell.Security\Certificate::LocalMachine\My
Thumbprint Subject
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99E0FDC7DBA905320BF746FD0BF09E8904FF0186 CN=rx-7.srv.world
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If you'd like to see the your self signed certificate on GUI, run [Run] and input [certlm.msc].
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If you created self signed certificate like this example [Cert:\LocalMachine\My], it is stored under [Personal] - [Certificate].
