Automating CMG Certificate Installation and Renewal with PowerShell

• September 21, 2026
• 8 minutes
• automation, certbot, inspiration, security, tech

I've written about certificate automation many times in the past, but not on handling certificates with PowerShell. At work I'm a part of the central endpoint engineering team and early this year we had a lengthy conversation about how to handle our Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) certificate renewal. Specifically, who, how, when, and all of the complications that come with those decisions in our environment.