title: How to install self signed certificate that was created by Makecert.exe in windows for IIS Express?
body: <p>I'm trying to add https to my local development environment in IIS express for a custom domain. I first created new certificate using the following command in a elevated developer command prompt</p>
  
  <pre><code>Makecert -r -pe -n CN="mycustomdomain.com" -a sha512 -eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 -ss my -sr localmachine -sky exchange -sp "Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider" -sy 12
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  <p>The problem now is that the mycustomdomain.com is now installed in the local certificate personal store and is telling me that this CA root certificate is not trusted and that I need to install this in the trusted root certification authorities store.</p>
  
  <p>Would simply copying the certificate into the trusted root certification authorities store without the private key be enough? If not, what should I do?</p>