Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting - Third Edition

Set-WSManQuickConfig

Certificates used by remoting have the following requirements:

• The subject must contain the computer name (without a domain).
• The certificate must support the server authentication enhanced key usage.
• The certificate must not be expired, revoked, or self-signed.

If a certificate that meets these requirements is present, the Set-WSManQuickConfig command may be used:

Set-WSManQuickConfig -UseSSL

HTTPS listeners may be viewed as follows:

PS> Get-ChildItem WSMan:\localhost\Listener\* |>>    Where-Object { (Get-Item "$($_.PSPath)\Transport").Value -eq 'HTTPS' }WSManConfig: Microsoft.WSMan.Management\WSMan::localhost\ListenerType      Keys                         Name----      ----                         ----Container {Transport=HTTPS, Address=*} Listener_1305953032

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