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Private CA Builder

Create a test root CA, optional intermediate, and server or client certificates with SANs and IPs, as PEM and .pfx. Runs in your browser.

Labs, internal sites, test environments and home servers often need certificates that no public CA will issue: internal names like app.corp.local, private IP addresses, or client certificates for mutual TLS. Instead of self-signing each one (and clicking through warnings), make your own small CA: a root you trust once on your test machines, an optional intermediate, and as many server and client certificates as you need, ready as PEM and .pfx.

Local only

Your CA and all keys are created in your browser and never sent to tclient.com.

Keys come from your browser's Web Crypto API and certificates are built on your device (WebAssembly). Nothing is uploaded, stored or logged. To confirm, open your browser's developer tools (F12), go to the Network tab and generate: no request is made. This page keeps nothing, so download what you need before you leave.

1. Certificate authority

Root CA name
Organization (optional)
CA key
Root valid (years)
Intermediate CA name

2. Certificates to issue

Type
Hostname
More names or IPs (optional)
Valid (days)

3. Keys and files

Certificate keys
.pfx password (optional)
Set one to also get a .pfx per certificate
.pfx encryption