@@ -177,11 +177,21 @@ internal_bench/bytebuf:
177177
178178## Test key/certificates  
179179
180- SSL/TLS tests in ` multi_net `  and ` net_inet `  use a
181- self-signed key/cert pair that is randomly generated and to be used for
182- testing/demonstration only. You should always generate your own key/cert.
180+ SSL/TLS tests in ` multi_net `  and ` net_inet `  use self-signed key/cert pairs
181+ that are randomly generated to be used for testing/demonstration only.
183182
184- To generate a new self-signed RSA key/cert pair with openssl do:
183+ To run tests on-device the ` .der `  files should be copied and the current time
184+ set to ensure certs validity. This can be done with:
185+ ``` 
186+ $ mpremote rtc --set cp multi_net/*.der net_inet/*.der : 
187+ ``` 
188+ 
189+ ### Generating new test key/certificates  
190+ 
191+ The keys used for the unit tests are included in the tests folders so don't generally
192+ need to be re-created by end users. This section is included here for reference only.
193+ 
194+ A new self-signed RSA key/cert pair can be created with openssl:
185195``` 
186196$ openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout rsa_key.pem -out rsa_cert.pem -days 365 -nodes -subj '/CN=micropython.local/O=MicroPython/C=AU' 
187197``` 
@@ -193,8 +203,10 @@ $ openssl pkey -in rsa_key.pem -out rsa_key.der -outform DER
193203$ openssl x509 -in rsa_cert.pem -out rsa_cert.der -outform DER 
194204``` 
195205
196- To test  elliptic curve key/cert pairs, create a key then a certificate using:
206+ For  elliptic curve tests using  key/cert pairs, create a key then a certificate using:
197207``` 
198- $ openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 -genkey -noout -out ec_key.der -outform DER 
199- $ openssl req -new -x509 -key ec_key.der -out ec_cert.der -outform DER -days 365 -nodes -subj '/CN=micropython.local/O=MicroPython/C=AU' 
208+ $ openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 -genkey -noout -out ec_key.pem 
209+ $ openssl x509 -in ec_key.pem -out ec_key.der -outform DER 
210+ $ openssl req -new -x509 -key ec_key.pem -out ec_cert.der -outform DER -days 365 -nodes -subj '/CN=micropython.local/O=MicroPython/C=AU' 
200211``` 
212+ 
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