Issue with pfx file certificate uploading

Question

I am trying to create a runbook
How do I use self signed certificate properly to create a connection
what I have so far
$certname = "tokentest6"    ## Replace {certificateName}
$cert = New-SelfSignedCertificate -Subject "CN=$certname" -CertStoreLocation "Cert:\CurrentUser\My" -KeyExportPolicy Exportable -KeySpec Signature -KeyLength 2048 -KeyAlgorithm RSA -HashAlgorithm SHA256
$mypwd = ConvertTo-SecureString -String "*t%2313173373A&&&&" -Force -AsPlainText  ## Replace {myPassword}
Export-PfxCertificate -Cert $cert -FilePath "C:$certname.pfx" -Password $mypwd   ## Specify your preferred location

The cert.pfx was created using powershell on my windows 11 pc

When I am uploading the .pfx file to azure, it pops up with an error
"An error occurred while creating the certificate 'tokenpfx' Error details: The specified network password is not correct."

Answer 1

Hi,

I think the password itself is at fault. PowerShell allows you to export the certificate with a password containing special characters while this might cause unexpected behavior on other portals.

I would suggest attempting to use a different password for exporting the .pfx file, and looking out for the backtick " ` " character as usually this is the culprit.

BR,

Peter

Answer 2

@Olumese AnthonyAbieba thank you for posting this question.

I used the script mentioned in the question to create a self-signed certificate and exported it. When uploading it to Azure Automation account, I was able to use the same password as mentioned in the script to upload it successfully.

I think, you are trying to use the double-quotes ("") along with the password, after copying it from the script, as the certificate password because of which you would get the error as mentioned in the question:

Use the password without double-quotes, to successfully upload it to Azure Automation Certificates.

Please let me know if you have any questions.