Create self-signed X.509 Certificate programmatically

From: Diego Barros (me_at_someplace+_!com)
Date: 11/29/04

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    Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:08:53 -0800

    Hi all,

    I was wondering if it was possible to programmatically create a
    self-signed X.509 Certificate using the .NET framework?

    After playing around with certificates for a bit, I ended up installing
    the Web Service Enhancements 2 which provides support for access the
    certificate store. But I have not been able to find any code/classes
    which facilitate certificate creation.

    For the moment I have used makecert.exe and pvkimprt.exe to create a
    PVK file with a self-signed certificate, which includes a private key,
    and imported that in to the store.

    Any help or pointers on how I can go about doing this would be greatly
    appreciated.

    Regards,
    Diego

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