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Expand Up @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ The following example:
3. imports the public key certificate into the **my** certificate store on the **Authoring node**.

#### On the Target Node: create and export the certificate
>Authoring Node: Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10
>Target Node: Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10

```powershell
# note: These steps need to be performed in an Administrator PowerShell session
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```
Once exported, the ```DscPublicKey.cer``` would need to be copied to the **Authoring Node**.

>Authoring Node: Windows Server 2012 R2/Windows 8.1 and earlier
>Target Node: Windows Server 2012 R2/Windows 8.1 and earlier

Because the New-SelfSignedCertificate cmdlet on Windows Operating Systems prior to Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 do not support the **Type** parameter, an alternate method of creating this certificate is required on these operating systems.
In this case you can use ```makecert.exe``` or ```certutil.exe``` to create the certificate.
Expand All @@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ New-SelfsignedCertificateEx `
-FriendlyName 'DSC Credential Encryption certificate' `
-Exportable `
-StoreLocation 'LocalMachine' `
-StoreName 'My' `
-KeyLength 2048 `
-ProviderName 'Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0' `
-AlgorithmName 'RSA' `
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