xCertificate

2.8.0.0

This module includes DSC resources that simplify administration of certificates on a Windows Server

Minimum PowerShell version

4.0

Installation Options

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Install-Module -Name xCertificate -RequiredVersion 2.8.0.0

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Install-PSResource -Name xCertificate -Version 2.8.0.0

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Owners

PowerShellTeam

Copyright

Package Details

Author(s)

Microsoft Corporation

DSCResources

xCertificateExport xCertificateImport xCertReq xPfxImport xWaitForCertificateServices

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies.

Release Notes

- xCertReq:
- Added FriendlyName parameter to xCertReq.
- Changed exceptions to be raised using New-InvalidOperationException from PSDscResources.
- Changed integration tests to use Config Data instead of value in config to support
additional tests.
- Converted unit tests to use Get-InvalidOperationRecord in CommonTestHelper.
- Improved unit test style to match standard layout.
- Minor corrections to style to be HQRM compliant.
- Improved Verbose logging by writing all lines of CertReq.exe output.
- Fixed CA auto-detection to work when CA name contains a space.
- Corrected all makrdown rule violations in README.MD.
- Added markdownlint.json file to enable line length rule checking in VSCode
with [MarkdownLint extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DavidAnson.vscode-markdownlint)
installed.
- Added the VS Code PowerShell extension formatting settings that cause PowerShell
files to be formatted as per the DSC Resource kit style guidelines.
- Fixed verbose preference not being passed to CertificateDsc.Common functions -
fixes [Issue 70](https://github.com/PowerShell/xCertificate/issues/70).
- Converted all calls to `New-InvalidArgumentError` function to `New-InvalidArgumentException`
found in `CertificateDsc.ResourceHelper` - fixes [Issue 68](https://github.com/PowerShell/xCertificate/issues/68)
- Replaced all calls to `Write-Error` with calls to `New-InvalidArgumentException`
and `New-InvalidOperationException`
- xWaitForCertificateServices:
- Added new resource.
- Cleaned up example format to meet style guidelines and changed examples to
issue 2048 bit certificates.
- Fixed spelling error in xCertificateExport Issuer parameter description.

FileList

Version History

Version	Downloads	Last updated
3.2.0.0	19,454,532	2/8/2018
3.1.0.0	6,192,181	12/20/2017
3.0.0.0	9,645	8/23/2017
2.8.0.0 (current version)	25,116	7/12/2017
2.7.0.0	3,664	6/1/2017
2.6.0.0	2,789	5/31/2017
2.5.0.0	46,134	4/19/2017
2.4.0.0	14,196	3/8/2017
2.3.0.0	8,228	12/14/2016
2.2.0.0	3,439	11/2/2016
2.1.0.0	7,581	6/29/2016
2.0.0.0	915	5/18/2016
1.1.0.0	3,291	12/3/2015
1.0.1.0	1,145	7/24/2015
1.0.0.0	123	6/17/2015