# Self-Signed Certificates

> Create self-signed test certificates for PDF signatures with PowerShell, OpenSSL or Acrobat Reader, use them in your project and move to CA certificates.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Digital Signatures > Self-Signed Certificates
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/digital-signatures/self-signed/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/digital-signatures/self-signed/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/digital-signatures/self-signed/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [When a Self-Signed Certificate Is Enough](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/digital-signatures/self-signed/#when-a-self-signed-certificate-is-enough)
- [Create a Certificate With PowerShell](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/digital-signatures/self-signed/#create-a-certificate-with-powershell)
- [Create a Certificate With OpenSSL](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/digital-signatures/self-signed/#create-a-certificate-with-openssl)
- [Create a Digital ID in Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/digital-signatures/self-signed/#create-a-digital-id-in-adobe-acrobat-reader)
- [Use the Test Certificate](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/digital-signatures/self-signed/#use-the-test-certificate)
- [Move to a Certificate From a Certificate Authority](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/digital-signatures/self-signed/#move-to-a-certificate-from-a-certificate-authority)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/digital-signatures/self-signed/#next-steps)

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