Import LMCertificate

Summary

Import a certificate to one or more local machine stores. The target certificate can be a .CER file, a .CRT file, or a self-signed certificate that will be created.

CW RMM implementation of Import-LMCertificate agnostic script.

Sample Run

To create and import a self-signed certificate:
Self Signed Certificate

To import a certificate placed in a local folder:
Import Certificate
Another Import

Dependencies

Import-LMCertificate

User Parameters

For Certificate Stored on Local Machine

Name	Example	Accepted Values	Required	Default	Type	Description
Path	`C:\Users\MyUser\Downloads\ThisStrangeCert.cer`		True		Text String	The path to a certificate file to import.
CertStore	`My`	My ROOT trust CA TrustedPublisher Disallowed AuthRoot TrustedPeople REQUEST SmartCardRoot AddressBook UserdDS	True	My	Text String	The set of LocalMachine stores to store the target certificate in.

To Create and Import a Self-Signed Certificate

Name	Example	Accepted Values	Required	Default	Type	Description
SubjectName	ThisNewCert	True	True	Text String	The subject name for the created certificate.
Type	Custom	CodeSigningCert Custom DocumentEncryptionCert DocumentEncryptionCertLegacyCsp SSLServerAuthentication	True	Text String	The type of certificate to create.
CertStore	My	My Root Trust CA TrustedPublisher Disallowed AuthRoot TrustedPeople REQUEST SmartCardRoot AddressBook UserdDS	True	My	The set of LocalMachine stores to store the target certificate in.
KeyLength	2048	KeyLength % 1024 = 0 1024 2048 3072 4096 5120 6144 7168 8192	True	2048	Number Value	The length of the key for the created certificate.
Provider	Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider	Microsoft Base Cryptographic Provider v1.0 Microsoft Base DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider Microsoft Base DSS Cryptographic Provider Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider Microsoft DH SChannel Cryptographic Provider Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0 Microsoft Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider	True	Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider	Text String	The provider for the created certificate.
KeyExportPolicy	ExportableEncrypted	Exportable ExportableEncrypted NonExportable	True	ExportableEncrypted	Text String	The export policy for the created certificate.
KeyUsage	None	CertSign CRLSign DataEncipherment DecipherOnly DigitalSignature EncipherOnly KeyAgreement KeyEncipherment None NonRepudiation	True	None	Text String	The Key Usage for a created certificate.
KeyAlgorithm	RSA	RSA ECDSA_nistP256 ECDSA_nistP384 ECDSA_brainpoolP256r1 ECDSA_brainpoolP384r1 ECDSA_brainpoolP512r1 ECDSA_nistP192 ECDSA_nistP224 ECDSA_nistP521 ECDSA_secP160k1 ECDSA_secP160r1 ECDSA_secP160r2 ECDSA_secP192k1 ECDSA_secP192r1 ECDSA_secP224k1 ECDSA_secP224r1 ECDSA_secP256k1 ECDSA_secP256r1 ECDSA_secP384r1 ECDSA_secP521r1 ECDSA_brainpoolP160r1 ECDSA_brainpoolP160t1 ECDSA_brainpoolP192r1 ECDSA_brainpoolP192t1 ECDSA_brainpoolP224r1 ECDSA_brainpoolP224t1 ECDSA_brainpoolP256r1 ECDSA_brainpoolP256t1 ECDSA_brainpoolP320r1 ECDSA_brainpoolP320t1 ECDSA_brainpoolP384r1 ECDSA_brainpoolP384t1 ECDSA_brainpoolP512r1 ECDSA_brainpoolP512t1 ECDSA_ec192wapi ECDSA_nistP192 ECDSA_nistP224 ECDSA_nistP256 ECDSA_nistP384 ECDSA_nistP521 ECDSA_secP160k1 ECDSA_secP160r1 ECDSA_secP160r2 ECDSA_secP192k1 ECDSA_secP192r1 ECDSA_secP224k1 ECDSA_secP224r1 ECDSA_secP256k1 ECDSA_secP256r1 ECDSA_secP384r1 ECDSA_secP521r1 ECDSA_wtls7 ECDSA_wtls9 ECDSA_wtls12 ECDSA_x962P192v1 ECDSA_x962P192v2 ECDSA_x962P192v3 ECDSA_x962P239v1 ECDSA_x962P239v2 ECDSA_x962P239v3 ECDSA_x962P256v1	True	RSA	Text String	The Key Algorithm for the created certificate.

Task Creation

Create a new Script Editor style script in the system to implement this Task.
Task Creation
Another Task Creation

Name: Import LMCertificate
Description: Import a certificate to one or more local machine stores. The target certificate can be a .CER file, a .CRT file, or a self-signed certificate that will be created.
Category: Custom
Task Category

Parameters

Path

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

Set Path in the Parameter Name field.
Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
Click the Save button.

Save Parameter

SubjectName

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

Set SubjectName in the Parameter Name field.
Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
Click the Save button.

Save Parameter

Type

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

Set Type in the Parameter Name field.
Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
Click the Save button.

Save Parameter

CertStore

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

Set CertStore in the Parameter Name field.
Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
Enable the Default Value button.
Set My in the Value field.
Click the Save button.

Save Parameter

KeyLength

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

Set KeyLength in the Parameter Name field.
Select Number Value from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
Enable the Default Value button.
Set 2048 in the Value field.
Click the Save button.

Save Parameter

Provider

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

Set Provider in the Parameter Name field.
Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
Enable the Default Value button.
Set Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider in the Value field.
Click the Save button.

KeyExportPolicy

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

Set KeyExportPolicy in the Parameter Name field.
Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
Enable the Default Value button.
Set ExportableEncrypted in the Value field.
Click the Save button.

Save Parameter

KeyUsage

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

Set KeyUsage in the Parameter Name field.
Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
Enable the Default Value button.
Set None in the Value field.
Click the Save button.

KeyAlgorithm

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

This This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

Set KeyAlgorithm in the Parameter Name field.
Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
Enable the Default Value button.
Set RSA in the Value field.
Click the Save button.

Task

Navigate to the Script Editor Section and start by adding a row. You can do this by clicking the Add Row button at the bottom of the script page.

A blank function will appear.

Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script

Search and select the PowerShell Script function.

Paste in the following PowerShell script and set the Expected time of script execution in seconds to 300 seconds. Click the Save button.

#region parameters
$path = '@Path@'
$subjectName = '@SubjectName@'
$type = '@Type@'
$certStore = '@CertStore@'
$keyLength = '@KeyLength@'
$provider = '@Provider@'
$keyExportPolicy = '@KeyExportPolicy@'
$keyUsage = '@KeyUsage@'
$keyAlgorithm = '@KeyAlgorithm@'
$Parameters = @{}
if ( $path -match ':\\' ) {
      $Parameters.Add('Path', $path)
} elseif ( ($subjectName -NotMatch '\SSubjectName\S') -and ($subjectName -match '[A-z0-9_]') ) {
      $Parameters.Add('SubjectName', $subjectName)
      if ( $type -in ('CodeSigningCert', 'Custom', 'DocumentEncryptionCert', 'DocumentEncryptionCertLegacyCsp', 'SSLServerAuthentication') ) {
            $Parameters.Add('Type', $type)
      } else {
            throw 'Supported Types for a Selft Signed Certificate are: ''CodeSigningCert'', ''Custom'', ''DocumentEncryptionCert'', ''DocumentEncryptionCertLegacyCsp'', ''SSLServerAuthentication''.'
      }
      if ( ($keyLength -notmatch '^[0-9]{4,}$') -or ([String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($keyLength)) ) {
            $keyLength = 2048
      } elseif ( $keyLength % 1024 -ne 0) {
            $keyLength = 2048
      }
      $Parameters.Add('KeyLength', $keyLength)
      if ( [String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($provider) ) {
            $provider = 'Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider'
      } elseif ( !((Get-ChildItem 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\Defaults\Provider').PSChildName -contains $provider) ) {
            $provider = 'Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider'
      }
      $Parameters.Add('Provider', $provider)
      if ( $keyExportPolicy -notin ('Exportable', 'ExportableEncrypted', 'NonExportable') ) {
            $keyExportPolicy = 'ExportableEncrypted'
      }
      $Parameters.Add('KeyExportPolicy', $keyExportPolicy)
      if ( $keyUsage -notin ('CertSign', 'CRLSign', 'DataEncipherment', 'DecipherOnly', 'DigitalSignature', 'EncipherOnly', 'KeyAgreement', 'KeyEncipherment', 'None', 'NonRepudiation') ) {
            $keyUsage = 'None'
      }
      $Parameters.Add('KeyUsage', $keyUsage)
      $ecdsaList = ((certutil -displayEccCurve | Select-String -Pattern '\d+\.').Line | Select-String -Pattern '.*?\s').Matches.Value | ForEach-Object { "ECDSA_$($_.Trim())" }
      if ( [String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($keyAlgorithm)   ) {
            $KeyAlgorithm = 'RSA'
      } elseif ( !($ecdsaList -contains $KeyAlgorithm) ) {
            $KeyAlgorithm = 'RSA'
      }
      $Parameters.Add('KeyAlgorithm', $keyAlgorithm)
} else {
      throw 'Invalid input parameters. Either the ''SubjectName'' for the Self Signed Certificate or the ''Path'' to the Certificate must be provided.'
}
if ( ($certStore -match '\SCertStore\S') -or ([String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($certStore)) ) {
      $stores = 'My'
} else {
      $certstore = $($certstore -split ',').trim()
      $stores = @()
      foreach ($store in $certstore) {
            if ( ('My', 'ROOT', 'trust', 'CA', 'TrustedPublisher', 'Disallowed', 'AuthRoot', 'TrustedPeople', 'REQUEST', 'SmartCardRoot', 'AddressBook', 'UserdDS') -contains $store ) {
                  $stores += $store
            }
      }
      if ( !($stores) ) {
            $stores = 'My'
      }
}
$Parameters.Add('CertStore', $stores)
#endregion
#region Setup - Variables
$ProjectName = 'Import-LMCertificate'
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [enum]::ToObject([Net.SecurityProtocolType], 3072)
$BaseURL = 'https://file.provaltech.com/repo'
$PS1URL = "$BaseURL/script/$ProjectName.ps1"
$WorkingDirectory = "C:\ProgramData\_automation\script\$ProjectName"
$PS1Path = "$WorkingDirectory\$ProjectName.ps1"
$WorkingPath = $WorkingDirectory
$LogPath = "$WorkingDirectory\$ProjectName-log.txt"
$ErrorLogPath = "$WorkingDirectory\$ProjectName-Error.txt"
#endregion
#region Setup - Folder Structure
New-Item -Path $WorkingDirectory -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
try {
    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $PS1URL -OutFile $PS1path -UseBasicParsing -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
    if (!(Test-Path -Path $PS1Path )) {
        throw ('Failed to download the script from ''{0}'', and no local copy of the script exists on the machine. Reason: {1}' -f $PS1URL, $($Error[0].Exception.Message))
    }
}
#endregion
#region Execution
if ($Parameters) {
      & $PS1Path @Parameters
} else {
      & $PS1Path
}
#endregion
#region log verification
if ( !(Test-Path $LogPath) ) {
      throw 'PowerShell Failure. A Security application seems to have restricted the execution of the PowerShell Script.'
}
if ( Test-Path $ErrorLogPath ) {
      $ErrorContent = ( Get-Content -Path $ErrorLogPath )
      throw $ErrorContent
}
Get-Content -Path $LogPath
#endregion

Row 2 Function: Script Log

Add a new row by clicking the Add Row button.

A blank function will appear.

Search and select the Script Log function.

In the script log message, simply type %Output% and click the Save button

Click the Save button at the top-right corner of the screen to save the script.

Output

Script Log

Summary​

Sample Run​

Dependencies​

User Parameters​

For Certificate Stored on Local Machine​

To Create and Import a Self-Signed Certificate​

Task Creation​

Parameters​

Path​

SubjectName​

Type​

CertStore​

KeyLength​

Provider​

KeyExportPolicy​

KeyUsage​

KeyAlgorithm​

Task​

Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script​

Row 2 Function: Script Log​

Output​

Summary

Sample Run

Dependencies

User Parameters

For Certificate Stored on Local Machine

To Create and Import a Self-Signed Certificate

Task Creation

Parameters

Path

SubjectName

Type

CertStore

KeyLength

Provider

KeyExportPolicy

KeyUsage

KeyAlgorithm

Task

Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script

Row 2 Function: Script Log

Output