Smallstep's Certificate Manager Dashboard lets you manually generate a certificate and private key without reliance on the API or step-cli. But does it store the private key?
The short answer is no. Smallstep never stores your private keys, and we consider it a sensitive credential that's not stored in our database.
In fact, the private key is generated entirely client side and doesn’t leave the browser (unless downloaded). If you'd like more information on how this is done, please contact support.
Example Certificate Download browser page. Once the tab is closed, the key no longer exists.
