Thanks Steve. Just fyi.. makecert.exe for 2.0 works, not 1.x. In 1.x the private key is not exportable.
Cheers! Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Generate x509 certificate > On 1/16/07, dave wanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Steve, > > Thanks! > > > > It's my understanding that makecert will only save the private key to the > > machine's store, not in the actual x509 file. Or am I mistaken? > > > > You can specify the store location using the -sr switch and the store name > using the -ss switch. > > eg: > > makecert -n "CN=MYCERTNAME" -r -sr CurrentUser -ss My > > The -r switch specifies a self-signed certificate. If you want to sign the > cert with an actual authority cert, you can specify that as well. If you > want the private key to be exportable, use the -pe switch. > > For basic options, type makecert -? > > For extended options, type makecert -! > > > > -- > Steve Johnson > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com > =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
