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Add Note about CNG certificates
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- Create and configure a self-signed X.509 certificate, which will be used to authenticate your Application against Azure AD, while requesting the app-only access token.
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- This is similar to generating a password for user accounts. The certificate can be self-signed as well. See the [Appendix](#appendix) section later in this topic for instructions for generating certificates in PowerShell.
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- This is similar to generating a password for user accounts. The certificate can be self-signed as well. See the [Appendix](#step-3-generate-a-self-signed-certificate) section later in this topic for instructions for generating certificates in PowerShell.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Cryptography: Next Generation (CNG) certificates are not supported for app-only authentication with Exchange. CNG certificates are created by default in modern Windows versions. You must use a certificate from a CSP key provider. The [Appendix](#step-3-generate-a-self-signed-certificate) section covers two supported methods to create a CSP certificate.
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4. Assign RBAC roles
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