Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting - Third Edition

Remoting and SSL

By default, Windows remoting requests are unencrypted. An HTTPS listener can be created to support encryption. Before attempting to create an HTTPS listener, a certificate is required.

Using a self-signed certificate is often the first step when configuring SSL. Windows 10 comes with a PKI module that can be used to create a certificate. The PKI module is only available in Windows PowerShell. In the following example, a self-signed certificate is created in the computer's personal store:

PS> New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName $env:COMPUTERNAMEPSParentPath: Microsoft.PowerShell.Security\Certificate::LocalMachine\MYThumbprint                               Subject----------                               -------D8D2F174EE1C37F7C2021C9B7EB6FEE3CB1B9A41 CN=SSLTEST

Once the certificate has ...