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Added FAQ for missing SSL cert #1753

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Expand Up @@ -146,3 +146,9 @@ __Q: Is it possible to use Barrier on Mac OS X / OS X versions prior to 10.12?__
> - *(see [#109](https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/109) and [#1251](https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1251) for status or to volunteer your talents)*
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> The complete list of open issues can be found in the ['Issues' tab on GitHub](https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen). Help is always appreciated.

**Q: Error in Windows: `ssl certificate doesn't exist: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Barrier\SSL\Barrier.pem`**

> A: Use WSL2 to install `openssl` and generate SSL key
> - `openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 9999 -subj /CN=Barrier -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout Barrier.pem -out Barrier.pem`
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I really appreciate this FAQ item, as it probably saved me hours of looking it up. Perhaps this note would be better stored in the wiki / known issues?

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Just created here: debauchee/barrier-wiki#10

> - `mv Barrier.pem /mnt/c/Users/<username>/AppData/Local/Barrier/SSL/`
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