Programmatically install an X.509 certificate with a private key

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This c# snippet will install an X.509 certificate with a private key into your windows certificates store:

public static void InstallCertificate(string path, string password)
{
   var store = new X509Store(StoreName.My, StoreLocation.CurrentUser);
   store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadWrite);

  try
  {
     X509Certificate2 cert;

     cert = new X509Certificate2(
           path,
           password,
           X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable | X509KeyStorageFlags.PersistKeySet);

     store.Add(cert);
  }
  finally
  {
     store.Close();
  }
}

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