Question

This code will add a x509 cer cert file into the certificate store (using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates):

    var filename = "Cert.cer";
    var cert = new X509Certificate2(filename);
    var store = new X509Store(StoreName.My, StoreLocation.CurrentUser);

    store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadWrite);
    store.Add(cert);

Where the certificate has been generated with:

makecert -r -pe -sky exchange -n "CN=Blah" Cert.cer -sv Cert.pvk

But – this will add the certificate into the “Personal” certificates of the currentuser – how can I add the certificate to a different collection of certificates – in my case I want to add to the “Trusted People” certificates for currentuser.

Thanks

Answer 1

var store = new X509Store(StoreName.TrustedPeople, StoreLocation.CurrentUser);

The First Parameter contains the enumeration for which store to use see MSDN

The Second Parameter contains the enumeration for which location to use (eg Computer, Current user) see MSDN