**Note:** PowerShell may need to be restarted for this change to take effect.

#### 3.3.2 Generate a private key

Run the following command to generate a private `.key` file:

```
certtool.exe --generate-privkey --outfile private.key
```

A response similar to this one should be displayed:

```
Generating a 3072 bit RSA private key...
```

#### 3.3.3 Generate a public certificate

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