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New-DbaComputerCertificate: Update security defaults to industry standards#10167

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@andreasjordan andreasjordan commented Feb 15, 2026

Summary

This PR addresses issue #10166 by updating the security defaults for New-DbaComputerCertificate to meet current industry standards.

Critical Security Changes

  • KeyLength default: 1024 → 2048 bits (NIST/CA/Browser Forum requirement)
  • HashAlgorithm default: sha1 → Sha256 (SHA-1 is cryptographically broken)
  • Removed insecure algorithms from ValidateSet (md5, md4, md2, sha1)
  • Fixed hardcoded Exportable = TRUE to respect NonExportable flag parameter

Additional Updates

  • Updated parameter documentation to reflect secure defaults
  • Updated examples to show new 2048-bit and SHA-256 defaults
  • Updated integration tests to expect sha256RSA instead of sha1RSA

Impact

Backward Compatibility: Maintained

  • Scripts explicitly using -KeyLength 1024 or -HashAlgorithm sha1 will continue to work
  • Only scripts relying on defaults will use the new secure values (intended behavior)

Security Benefit: High

  • Prevents creation of certificates vulnerable to known attacks
  • Aligns with current industry security standards
  • Protects SQL Server instances using these certificates

Fixes #10166

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New-DbaComputerCertificate: Update security defaults
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- Change KeyLength default from 1024 to 2048 bits

- Change HashAlgorithm default from sha1 to Sha256

- Remove insecure hash algorithms from ValidateSet

- Fix hardcoded Exportable = TRUE to respect NonExportable flag

- Update documentation and tests

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Co-authored-by: Andreas Jordan <[email protected]>
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andreasjordan commented Feb 15, 2026

As claude has changed the validat sets, backward compatibility is not maintained, as using the old -HashAlgorithm sha1 will fail. But that should not stop us from merging and is just an example that claude is not always correct... (or am I wrong here?)

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potatoqualitee commented Feb 16, 2026

I actually appreciate that sha1 is not allowed. lez do it 🚤

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frodr1k commented Feb 18, 2026

Adding a note here @andreasjordan - I did some testing without our scripts and it works as expected with english local.

Gonna try with swedish.

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