---
title: Using a self-signed certificate
description: A self-signed certificate is also supported for customer testing.
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.2
page_id: pingintelligence:installing_pingintelligence_for_apis:pingintelligence_self_signed_certificate
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.2/installing_pingintelligence_for_apis/pingintelligence_self_signed_certificate.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Using a self-signed certificate

## About this task

A self-signed certificate is also supported for customer testing.

## Steps

1. Create a private key: `/opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh create_key_pair -u admin -p`

   ```
   Warning: create_key_pair will delete any existing key_pair, CSR and self-signed certificate
   Do you want to proceed [y/n]:y
   OK, creating new key pair. Creating DH parameter may take around 20 minutes. Please wait
   Key created in keystore
   dh param file created at /opt/pingidentity/ase/config/certs/dataplane/dh1024.pem
   ```

   |   |                                                                                                                                          |
   | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   |   | ASE CLI is used to generate a 2048-bit private key, which is in the `/opt/pingidentity/ase/config/certs/dataplane/dh1024.pem` directory. |

2. Create a self-signed certificate. Use the CLI to produce a self-signed certificate located in `/pingidentity/ase/config/certs/dataplane/ase.csr`.

   ```
   /opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh create_self_sign_cert -u admin -p
   Warning: create_self_sign_cert will delete any existing self-signed certificate
   Do you want to proceed [y/n]:y
   Creating new self-signed certificate
   OK, self-sign certificate created in keystore
   ```

3. Restart ASE by stopping and starting.