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April 17, 2026

# Can I use Terminal on a Mac to enable Reported Threats Delete for Microsoft?

Yes, you can use **Terminal** to generate the certificate. Copy and paste the script below into a text editor. Update the section for "YourStrongPasswordHere". Then copy/paste into Terminal and run the script.  This will generate 3 files in your folder named Certificates. You will need to upload the file ending in **.cer** into Azure and the **.pfx** into the CyberNut Admin Portal.

CERT\_DIR="$HOME/Certificates"  
CERT\_NAME="CyberNutCert"  
CERT\_PASSWORD="YourStrongPasswordHere"  
VALIDITY\_DAYS=365  
mkdir -p "$CERT\_DIR"  
cd "$CERT\_DIR"  
openssl genrsa -out "${CERT\_NAME}.key" 2048  
openssl req -new -x509 -key "${CERT\_NAME}.key" -out "${CERT\_NAME}.cer" -days $VALIDITY\_DAYS -subj "/CN=${CERT\_NAME}"  
openssl pkcs12 -export -out "${CERT\_NAME}.pfx" -inkey "${CERT\_NAME}.key" -in "${CERT\_NAME}.cer" -password "pass:${CERT\_PASSWORD}"  
echo "Done. Files in: $CERT\_DIR"  
ls -la "${CERT\_NAME}".\*

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