ImportCertificate Method

Imports a certificate from a PFX file into the current certificate store.

Syntax

[VB.NET]
Public Sub ImportCertificate(ByVal PFXFile As String, ByVal Password As String, ByVal Subject As String)

[C#]
public void ImportCertificate(string PFXFile, string password, string subject);

Remarks

This method will import a certificate from a PFX file into the current certificate store. The certificate specified by Subject and its private key are loaded from the PKCS12 file specified by PFXFile. If the file is password-protected Password is used to open it.

Subject is optional. If empty, the first certificate in the store is loaded instead of the matching certificate.

If the provider is OpenSSL, the current version just loads the first certificate and its private key. Subject is ignored.

NOTE: This method has a corresponding asynchronous version (ImportCertificateAsync) for use in the WinRT environment.