Local Certificate creation
To create a local certificate, open the Visual Studio 2017 Developer Command Prompt and select the desired folder. Copy and paste the command that creates the certificate from below.
makecert -sv DemoKey.pvk -n "cn=Demo_Integration" Demo_Integration.cer -b 08/23/2023 -e 08/23/2024 -r
Enter the password for the certificate when prompted by the enter button, then click OK.
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After you confirm the password, .pvk and.cer files are used to create the certificate.
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From the PVK file, a private key must now be generated.
To convert the PVK to PFX file, enter the command below.
pvk2pfx -pvk DemoKey.pvk -spc Demo_Integration.cer -pfx Demo_Integration.pfx -po Test@123
Change Test@123 in the command above with your password.
After you enter the password when prompted, a PFX file is generated and stored in your certificate folder.
Double-clicking on the will allow you to locally install the Certificate.
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We currently possess both a certificate and a private key.