Generating a signing certificate

Last published : Jun 07, 2026
The second step to configure your AD FS environment is to generate a -signing certificate for upload on the Authentication Management page in Arctera Management Console.
Note: We recommend that you use the default key size for the certificate, which is 2048 bits. The largest certificate key size that we currently support is 4096 bits.
To generate a signing certificate
  1. Do one of the following to access the AD FS Management console:
    • For AD FS 2.0 click Start, select** Administrative Tools , and then click AD FS 2.0 Management**.
    • For AD FS 2.1, click Start, enter**AD FS Management**in the Search field, and then press Enter.
    • For AD FS 3.0, click Tools inServer Manager, and then select** AD FS Management.1. In the left pane of the AD FS Management console, expand Service, and then select Certificates**.
  2. In the Certificates pane, select the certificate that is listed under the -signing section.
  3. In the Actions pane, clickView Certificate.
  4. In the Certificate window, select theDetails tab, and then clickCopy to File.
  5. In the Welcome panel of the Certificate Export Wizard, clickNext.
  6. In the Export File Format panel, selectBase-64 encoded X.509 (.CER), and then click** Next**.
  7. In the File to Export panel, enter a file path in theFile Name field, and then clickNext.
  8. In the Completion panel, review the specified information, and then clickFinish.
  9. Click OK to close the export confirmation dialog box. You can find the exported certificate in the file location you previously designated.
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