How do I add a Client Certificate and Private Key to the Users Store in Windows with C++?

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Basically, the title: How do I add a Client Certificate and Private Key to the Users Store in Windows with C++?

I've found the function PFXImportCertStore which will let me load the cert and private key from a PKCS12 into a temporary cert store but I dont know how to save this store to the users store. The goal is to add a private key which other applications can access (for example, Outlook).

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 24 '13 at 16:21

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I needed to call CertAddCertificateContextToStore to put it in the store that I wanted.

answered Jul 24 '13 at 16:21

chacham15

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Can you explain what you did? I've tried everything under the sun, and I can't get the private key to show up in the certmgr store. If I take my crt and key and merge them into a pfx and run the windows import wizard for pfx it does exactly what I want, but I can't reproduce the effect programatically. – stu Sep 18 '18 at 20:42

How do I add a Client Certificate and Private Key to the Users Store in Windows with C++?

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