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andrewabest / CreateCertificateAuthorityCert.bat

Last active November 2, 2021 06:29

Create a cert authority and client certificate for development using makecert.exe

	:: Courtesy of http://www.digitallycreated.net/Blog/38/using-makecert-to-create-certificates-for-development

	:: To see what certificates you currently have on your PC, open MMC (Run->mmc.exe), click "File->Add/Remove Snap-in", select Certificates from the left list, click "Add". Select "My user account", which will mean the snapin will show certificates that are stored specifically for your Windows user account. Select Certificates from the list again and "Add" it, then this time select "Computer account". This snapin will show certificates belonging to the machine specifically, and will apply across all accounts. Press Finish, then OK. I suggest you Save this MMC arrangement, so you can get back to it more easily in the future (File->Save).

	:: Expand "Certificates (Local Computer)\Trusted Root Certification Authorities\Certificates". This folder shows you all the Certificate Authorities that your computer trusts.

	:: So now we need to create our own Certificate Authority certificate. Open the Visual Studio