Install Guide Windows Certificates

This guide is used with the permission of Paul Kehrer. See the original [blog here] (http://langui.sh/2013/08/27/appletv-ssl-plexconnect/).

Apple uses both HTTP and HTTPS traffic for the official Trailers application. For PlexConnect to function we must generate and install a certificate on both the AppleTV and the PlexConnect server.

This guide shows only the iPhone Configuration Utility method. To see the Apple Configurator method follow the link to the original blog above.:

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Create the Certificate

1. Download and install [OpenSSL] (http://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html) (choose the Win64 light version)
2. Open a CMD window with admin priviledge
3. Navigate to the PlexConnect assets\certificates folder

Then run the following commands:

"C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\openssl.exe" req -new -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -out trailers.pem -keyout trailers.key -x509 -days 7300 -subj "/C=US/CN=trailers.apple.com" -config "C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL\openssl.cnf"

Next run this:

"C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\openssl.exe" x509 -in trailers.pem -outform der -out trailers.cer

And finally run this (the word “type” is part of the command, paste this entire command into your cmd prompt)

type trailers.key >> trailers.pem

Certificates should now be in assets\certificates

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You're now finished generating the SSL certificates.

[Return to the Windows Install Guide] (https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/wiki/Install-Guide-Windows)