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Generating Self-Signed Certificate in Windows Server 2016 -
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How to generate a self-signed certificate -
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You will need a SHA-1 certificate that will be used to establish a secure connection from this workstation to Office 365. This can be done with a certificate from a trusted certificate authority OR a self-signed certificate. Below are instructions on how to generate a self-signed certificate in Windows Server 2016.To create a self-signed certificate:- Access the server where the Office 365 module is installed.
- Launch PowerShell and type the following commands:
# Create certificate$cert=New-SelfSignedCertificate -Subject “CN=ArchiveShuttleOAuth” –CertStoreLocation “cert:\CurrentUser\My”-KeyExportPolicy Exportable -Provider ‘Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider’-NotAfter (Get-Date).AddYears(5)$password=ConvertTo-SecureString -String “UseSecurePasswordHere”-Force –AsPlainText$localPath=’D:/Temp’# Used for authentication -> load it from diskExport-PfxCertificate -Cert $cert –FilePath ($localPath.Path+”\ArchiveShuttleSelf.pfx”) -Password $password# Export certificate to a .cer file:Export-Certificate -Type CERT -Cert $cert –FilePath ($localPath.Path+”\ArchiveShuttleServer.cer”)* Where “UseSecurePasswordHere” is the desired password of the certificate.
NOTE: Azure only permits .cer, .pem and .crt public keys. For more about Azure requirements for certificates, click here .