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PSPublishModule

Build, test, version, sign, and publish PowerShell modules with reusable PowerForge pipelines.

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Language: C# Updated: 2026-10-17

Command

Export-CertificateForNuGet

Module PSPublishModule

Inputs

None

Outputs

PowerForge.NuGetCertificateExportResult

Exports a code-signing certificate to DER format for NuGet.org registration.

Syntax

Export-CertificateForNuGet -CertificateThumbprint <String> [-LocalStore <CurrentUser|LocalMachine>] [-OutputPath <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameter set: Thumbprint

Export-CertificateForNuGet -CertificateSha256 <String> [-LocalStore <CurrentUser|LocalMachine>] [-OutputPath <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameter set: Sha256

Description

NuGet.org requires uploading the public certificate (.cer) used for package signing. This cmdlet exports the selected certificate from the local certificate store.

Examples

Authored help example

Export by thumbprint

Export-CertificateForNuGet -CertificateThumbprint '0123456789ABCDEF' -OutputPath (Join-Path $env:TEMP 'NuGetSigning.cer')

Exports the certificate in DER format to the given path.

Export by SHA256 hash

Export-CertificateForNuGet -CertificateSha256 '0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF'

Useful when you have the SHA256 fingerprint but not the Windows thumbprint.

Parameters

-CertificateThumbprint String requiredsets: Thumbprint: The SHA1 thumbprint of the certificate to export.
-LocalStore CertificateStoreLocation optional: Certificate store location to use.; Possible values: CurrentUser, LocalMachine
-OutputPath String optional: Output path for the exported .cer file.
-CertificateSha256 String requiredsets: Sha256: The SHA256 hash of the certificate to export.

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.