https://dominikbritz.com/tags/pki/ Recent content in Pki on DominikBritz.com Hugo -- gohugo.io en Copyright © 2026 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://dominikbritz.com/posts/2015-09-28-automate-your-lab-part-5-certificate-authority/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://dominikbritz.com/posts/2015-09-28-automate-your-lab-part-5-certificate-authority/ <p>I need a certificate authority (CA) for several things in my labs. E.g. for a SSL secured Citrix StoreFront base URL - load balanced by a NetScaler. Only a few PowerShell commands are necessary to set up an AD integrated CA with the web enrollment component.</p> <div class="flex px-4 py-3 rounded-md shadow bg-primary-100 dark:bg-primary-900" > <span class="text-primary-400 pe-3 flex items-center" > <span class="relative block icon"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M256 0C114.6 0 0 114.6 0 256s114.6 256 256 256s256-114.6 256-256S397.4 0 256 0zM256 128c17.67 0 32 14.33 32 32c0 17.67-14.33 32-32 32S224 177.7 224 160C224 142.3 238.3 128 256 128zM296 384h-80C202.8 384 192 373.3 192 360s10.75-24 24-24h16v-64H224c-13.25 0-24-10.75-24-24S210.8 224 224 224h32c13.25 0 24 10.75 24 24v88h16c13.25 0 24 10.75 24 24S309.3 384 296 384z"/></svg> </span> </span> <span class="dark:text-neutral-300" >Customize your CA with variables in the script. Find the explanations of the variables below.</span> </div> <p><code>$CACommonName</code> =&gt; You have to give the CA a name, mine is &ldquo;dominik-lab-CA&rdquo;.</p>