How to Export Certificates in Multiple Formats Using PowerShell Introduction Certificates are a crucial part of any IT infrastructure, dealing with secure communications and data protection. Managing them effectively is vital. Today, I am looking at a versatile PowerShell script that simplifies the process of exporting certificates from the Windows Certificate Store in various formats: PEM, PFX, and CER.
What Does the Script Do? This PowerShell script allows IT administrators and security professionals to:
A Different View: Exploring the Certificate Store via PowerShell While many turn to the certificate MMC to observe their certificates, I opted for a different angle using PowerShell. Here’s how you can harness PowerShell to extract information about your certificates:
1. To List All Trusted Root CA in the Local Machine:
$LocalMachineRootCA = (Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\Root\) | Select-Object FriendlyName, Subject, Issuer, NotAfter, NotBefore, HasPrivateKey, Name, Thumbprint $LocalMachineRootCA | Export-Csv -Path .\LocalMachineRootCA.csv -NoTypeInformation 2.
Australian Banks: A Deep Dive into Cipher Security Australian Banks: A Deep Dive into Cipher Security In a world increasingly reliant on online banking, the security protocols and ciphers adopted by banks are more critical than ever. Curiosity led me to investigate which Australian banks might still be operating with outdated ciphers. My method? A PowerShell script, albeit a straightforward one, to parse outputs from SSLSCAN and collate them into comprehensible CSV files.
