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MakeCert creates an X.509 certificate signed by the test root key or other specified key, that binds your name to the public part of the key pair. The certificate is saved to file, a system certificate store, or both. The tool is in the \Bin folder of the Microsoft SDK (Software Development Kit) installation path, typically something similar to \Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin.

As part of the Microsoft SDK, MakeCert can be downloaded freely from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279 and run from the command prompt.

Note that the commands used to bind the certificate to port do not use the certificate file itself. Instead the thumbprint is looked up in your certificate key store. The Testing SSL section sample commands store the key in your keystore through the use of the -sr (certificate store location) and -ss (certificate store name) flags.