I think you misunderstand. the problem isn't to do with the password necessarily. I want to not have a password, which is fine. however the cert I generate and upload does not work (rather, started to stop working). if the same cert is given a password (as the portal requires it), then, uploaded via the portal, the portal changes the certificate via a hidden API (I can see it via dev tools). that cert then works fine.
that's the issue.
I believe I also tried uploading the cert I generated via PowerShell (both with and without a password), and the same problem was there. It was narrowed down to 1. certs generated by PowerShell are fine. 2. The portal uses that hidden API to transform the cert before uploading it. which neither PowerShell or the REST API do.
that's the issue.
I believe I also tried uploading the cert I generated via PowerShell (both with and without a password), and the same problem was there. It was narrowed down to 1. certs generated by PowerShell are fine. 2. The portal uses that hidden API to transform the cert before uploading it. which neither PowerShell or the REST API do.