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Runtime Approach for the Installation of Certificate with Private Key Protection (pfx with password)

Summary

Use custom code to install a pfx with a password

Synopsis

Importing a pfx file on the target machine during the installation requires approval. During installation use custom code, PowerShell or a batch file approach involving the Microsoft tool certutil.exe.

Discussion

In some cases a password is required to install a pfx file as part of the payload of your installer package. In the past it may have been possible to use certmgr.exe.

To install a certificate with a password requires authoring custom code to call certutil.exe. Using certutil in this manner requires passing appropriate parameters.

As an example to deliver a password include the '-p' switch and the full command may look like this:

certutil.exe ?f ?p <PFX_password> -importPFX <PFX_file>

-f is expected to force overwrite of certificate
-p is the password of the pfx file
-importPFX imports certificate and private key

Additional Information

For a list of syntax information and examples when managing the Certificate Services, see the Microsoft TechNet library article : Certutil
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Runtime Approach for the Installation of Certificate with Private Key Protection (pfx with password)