How to find thumbprint of an Azure certificate for Windows Powershell

It's going to be a simple blog post.

If you're new to Azure PowerShell and you're looking to find out the thumbprint of an Azure certificate, then you can read below.

If you go through https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/documentation/articles/powershell-install-configure/, you'll learn how to -Get-AzurePublishSettingsFile- at 'Use the certificate method'. 

Once you login using your subscription email id and download the - .publishsettings file-, open it in any text editor.

The highlighted text is the thumbprint that you're looking for.

Comments

• Anonymous
  October 06, 2015
  In my file that text is my subscription Id NOT the thumbprint...

• Anonymous
  October 13, 2015
  This article is completely incorrect.  The highlighted text is the subscription ID not the thumbprint.