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New-PAOrder

Synopsis

Create a new order on the current ACME account.

Syntax

FromScratch (Default)

New-PAOrder [-Domain] <String[]> [[-KeyLength] <String>] [-Name <String>] [-Plugin <String[]>]
 [-PluginArgs <Hashtable>] [-LifetimeDays <Int32>] [-DnsAlias <String[]>] [-OCSPMustStaple] [-AlwaysNewKey]
 [-Subject <String>] [-FriendlyName <String>] [-PfxPass <String>] [-PfxPassSecure <SecureString>]
 [-UseModernPfxEncryption] [-Install] [-UseSerialValidation] [-DnsSleep <Int32>] [-ValidationTimeout <Int32>]
 [-PreferredChain <String>] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

ImportKey

New-PAOrder [-Domain] <String[]> -KeyFile <String> [-Name <String>] [-Plugin <String[]>]
 [-PluginArgs <Hashtable>] [-LifetimeDays <Int32>] [-DnsAlias <String[]>] [-OCSPMustStaple] [-AlwaysNewKey]
 [-Subject <String>] [-FriendlyName <String>] [-PfxPass <String>] [-PfxPassSecure <SecureString>]
 [-UseModernPfxEncryption] [-Install] [-UseSerialValidation] [-DnsSleep <Int32>] [-ValidationTimeout <Int32>]
 [-PreferredChain <String>] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

FromCSR

New-PAOrder [-CSRPath] <String> [-Name <String>] [-Plugin <String[]>] [-PluginArgs <Hashtable>]
 [-LifetimeDays <Int32>] [-DnsAlias <String[]>] [-UseSerialValidation] [-DnsSleep <Int32>]
 [-ValidationTimeout <Int32>] [-PreferredChain <String>] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Creating an ACME order is the first step of the certificate request process. To create a SAN certificate with multiple names, include them all in an array for the -Domain parameter. The first name in the list will be considered the "MainDomain" and will also be in the certificate subject field. Different CAs have different policies regarding the number of SANs a certificate may have.

Be aware that new orders that share the same MainDomain as a previous order will overwrite the previous order unless the Name paraemter is specified and there are no other order matches for that name.

Examples

Example 1: Single Domain Order

New-PAOrder example.com

Create a new order for the specified domain using the default key length.

Example 2: Multi-Domain with Plugin

$pArgs = @{
    FDToken = (Read-Host 'FakeDNS API Token' -AsSecureString)
}
$domains = 'example.com','www.example.com','blog.example.com'
New-PAOrder -Domain $domains -Plugin FakeDNS -PluginArgs $pArgs

Create a new SAN order for the specified domains and specify plugin details.

Example 3: ECDSA Private Key

New-PAOrder example.com -KeyLength 'ec-256'

Create a new order for the specified domain using an ECDSA P-256 private key.

Example 4: Pre-generated Private Key

New-PAOrder example.com -KeyFile .\mykey.key

Create a new order using an externally generated private key.

Example 5: External Cert Request

New-PAOrder -CSRPath .\myreq.csr

Create a new order using an externally generated certificate request.

Parameters

-Domain

One or more domain names to include in this order/certificate. The first one in the list will be considered the "MainDomain" and be set as the subject of the finalized certificate.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: FromScratch, ImportKey
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-CSRPath

Either the filesystem path to a certificate request (CSR) file in PEM (Base64) format or the raw string contents of such a file. If using the string version, the PEM header and footer must be separated by line breaks from the Base64 content just like they would be in a normal file. This is useful for appliances that need to generate their own keys and cert requests or when the private key is otherwise unavailable.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: FromCSR
Aliases: CSRString

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-KeyLength

The type and size of private key to use. For RSA keys, specify a number between 2048-4096 (divisible by 128). For ECC keys, specify either 'ec-256' or 'ec-384'. Defaults to '2048'.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: FromScratch
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: 2048
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-KeyFile

The path to an existing EC or RSA private key file. This will attempt to create the order using the specified key as the certificate's private key.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: ImportKey
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Name

The name of the ACME order. This can be useful to distinguish between two orders that have the same MainDomain. If not specified, defaults to the first domain in the order.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Plugin

One or more validation plugin names to use for this order's challenges. If no plugin is specified, the DNS "Manual" plugin will be used. If the same plugin is used for all domains in the order, you can just specify it once. Otherwise, you should specify as many plugin names as there are domains in the order and in the same sequence as the order.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PluginArgs

A hashtable containing the plugin arguments to use with the specified Plugin list. So if a plugin has a -MyText string and -MyNumber integer parameter, you could specify them as @{MyText='text';MyNumber=1234}.

Type: Hashtable
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-DnsAlias

One or more FQDNs that DNS challenges should be published to instead of the certificate domain's zone. This is used in advanced setups where a CNAME in the certificate domain's zone has been pre-created to point to the alias's FQDN which makes the ACME server check the alias domain when validation challenge TXT records. If the same alias is used for all domains in the order, you can just specify it once. Otherwise, you should specify as many alias FQDNs as there are domains in the order and in the same sequence as the order.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-OCSPMustStaple

If specified, the certificate generated for this order will have the OCSP Must-Staple flag set.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: FromScratch, ImportKey
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AlwaysNewKey

If specified, the order will be configured to always generate a new private key during each renewal. Otherwise, the old key is re-used if it exists.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: FromScratch, ImportKey
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Subject

Sets the x509 "Subject" field in the certificate request that gets sent to the ACME server. By default, it is set to 'CN=FQDN' where 'FQDN' is the first name in the Domain parameter. For public certificate authorities issuing DV certificates, anything other than a DNS name from the list of domains will either be rejected or stripped from the finalized certificate.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: FromScratch, ImportKey
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-FriendlyName

Set a friendly name for the certificate. This will populate the "Friendly Name" field in the Windows certificate store when the PFX is imported. Defaults to the first item in the Domain parameter.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: FromScratch, ImportKey
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PfxPass

Set the export password for generated PFX files. Defaults to 'poshacme'. When the PfxPassSecure parameter is specified, this parameter is ignored.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: FromScratch, ImportKey
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: Poshacme
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PfxPassSecure

Set the export password for generated PFX files using a SecureString value. When this parameter is specified, the PfxPass parameter is ignored.

Type: SecureString
Parameter Sets: FromScratch, ImportKey
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Install

If specified, the certificate generated for this order will be imported to the local computer's Personal certificate store.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: FromScratch, ImportKey
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-UseSerialValidation

If specified, the names in the order will be validated individually rather than all at once. This can significantly increase the time it takes to process validations and should only be used for plugins that require it. The plugin's usage guide should indicate whether it is required.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-DnsSleep

Number of seconds to wait for DNS changes to propagate before asking the ACME server to validate DNS challenges.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 120
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ValidationTimeout

Number of seconds to wait for the ACME server to validate the challenges after asking it to do so. If the timeout is exceeded, an error will be thrown.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 60
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PreferredChain

If the CA offers multiple certificate chains, prefer the chain with an issuer matching this Subject Common Name. If no match, the default offered chain will be used.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Force

If specified, confirmation prompts that may have been generated will be skipped.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-LifetimeDays

How long in days the certificate should be valid for. NOTE: Many CAs do not support this feature and have fixed lifetime values. Some may ignore the request. Others may throw an error if specified.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-UseModernPfxEncryption

If specified, PFX files generated from this order will use AES256 with SHA256 for the private key encryption instead of the default which is RC2-40-CBC. This can affect compatibility with some crypto libraries and tools. Most notably, OpenSSL 3.x requires the newer options to avoid using "legacy" mode. But it breaks compatibility with OpenSSL 1.0.x.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: FromScratch, ImportKey
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Outputs

PoshACME.PAOrder

An order object.

Get-PAOrder

Set-PAOrder