private/ConvertTo-Base64Certificate.ps1
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function ConvertTo-Base64Certificate { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts a X509 certificate to a base64 representation .DESCRIPTION Converts a X509 certificate to a base64 representation .EXAMPLE PS C:\> ConvertTo-Base64Certificate -$X509Certificate $myCert Returns a base64 representation of $myCert #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'default', PositionalBinding = $true, HelpUri = 'https://github.com/macces/ImportCertificate', ConfirmImpact = 'Low')] [OutputType([String])] Param ( # Param1 help description [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $true)] [ValidateNotNull()] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2]$X509Certificate ) begin {} process { # convert x509 to base64 cert [String]$certString = $null $certString += "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----`n" $byte = $X509Certificate.Export([System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType]::Cert, "InsertLineBreaks") $certString += [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($byte, 'InsertLineBreaks') $certString += "`n-----END CERTIFICATE-----" $certString } end {} } |