Generate a self-signed certificate for your azure subscription

1. Create a new certificate (public)

   makecert -sky exchange -r -n "CN=<certificatename>" -pe -a sha1 -len 2048 -ss "<certificatename>.cer"
   

2. Run certmgr.exe, locate

   <certificatename>

   , export it
3. Add the certificate to azure's subscription settings, locate and copy the subscription id
4. Create a subscription with visual studio
5. Profit!