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How to import programmally a private key in the local machine keystore?

private static void InstallCertificate(string certificatePath, string certificatePassword, StoreName store) {

        try {

            var serviceRuntimeUserCertificateStore = new X509Store(store, StoreLocation.LocalMachine);

            serviceRuntimeUserCertificateStore.Open(OpenFlags.ReadWrite);

 

            X509Certificate2 cert;

 

            try {

                cert = new X509Certificate2(certificatePath, certificatePassword);

            } catch(Exception ex) {

                Console.WriteLine("Failed to load certificate " + certificatePath);

                throw new DataException("Certificate appeared to load successfully but also seems to be null.", ex);

            }

 

            serviceRuntimeUserCertificateStore.Add(cert);

            serviceRuntimeUserCertificateStore.Close();

        } catch(Exception) {

            Console.WriteLine("Failed to install {0}.  Check the certificate index entry and verify the certificate file exists.", certificatePath);

        }

    }

       

cert = new X509Certificate2(certificatePath,

                            certificatePassword,

                            X509KeyStorageFlags.MachineKeySet);