RE: Copying a dummy certificate to My store

From: lelteto (lelteto_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/27/04


Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:53:05 -0700

The MY store assumes your certificate is signed with an upper layer (eg.
intermediate or root) certificate. Only ROOT certs should be self-signed.

Laszlo Elteto
SafeNet, Inc.

"Henri Muurimaa" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> A newbie here, sorry if I'm asking FAQ stuff...
>
> I've managed to generate a self-signed certificate in the "Request"
> store using the CEnroll control, but I would like to copy it to the
> "My" store and use it like a regular certificate. So, how do I go
> about to do it with CAPICOM? I'm using VB6, but examples in C++ are
> fine.
>
> Also, I noticed that the default validity period for the certificate
> is one year. What would be the easiest way to extend it?
>
> --
> Henri Muurimaa
>



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