Question: Calling CkXmlDSigGen.SetX509Cert causes Windows to show a dialog box requesting validation. Is it possible to avoid the dialog box? Answer: Yes. The reason for displaying the dialog box is because the cert + private key was imported with the option to enable strong private key protection. Here’s a screenshot of the Window Certificate Import Wizard showing the two checkboxes: […]
Question: I’m having trouble finding a good/complete VB.Net Chilkat example of how to generate an RSA key container with a key pair (private and public) and save that key container to a file. Answer: I think I can clarify. With 2 points: 1) In actuality, an RSA private key also contains the public-part of the key. It contains the all […]
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This article provides a step-by-step procedure for installing a certificate w/ private key (from a .PFX) so that it will be usable from ASP, ASP.NET, a Windows Service, or the SYSTEM account: http://www.chilkatsoft.com/p/p_309.asp
If your application is using a pre-installed certificate for creating a digital signature, or for decrypting, then it needs access to the private key. (By pre-installed, we mean a certificate that has been imported from a PFX (or via the browser) into a Windows registry-based certificate store.) If you chose to enable strong private key protection, then the Windows operating […]