Import .cer and .pvk certificate files programmatically in C# for use with `netsh http add sslcert`

gistfile1.cs

using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
using System.Security.Cryptography;


        var abyPublicKey = AssemblyUtility.GetEmbeddedFileAsByteArray("WebServer.SslCertificate.cer");
        var abyPrivateKey = AssemblyUtility.GetEmbeddedFileAsByteArray("WebServer.SslCertificate.pvk");
        var certificate = new X509Certificate2(abyPublicKey, string.Empty, 
            X509KeyStorageFlags.MachineKeySet | X509KeyStorageFlags.PersistKeySet | X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable);
        var cspParams = new CspParameters
        {
            ProviderType = 1,
            Flags = CspProviderFlags.UseMachineKeyStore,
            KeyContainerName = Guid.NewGuid().ToString().ToUpperInvariant()
        };
        var rsa = new RSACryptoServiceProvider(cspParams);

        rsa.ImportCspBlob(ExtractPrivateKeyBlobFromPvk(abyPrivateKey));
        rsa.PersistKeyInCsp = true;
        certificate.PrivateKey = rsa;

        var store = new X509Store(StoreName.My, StoreLocation.LocalMachine);
        store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadWrite);
        store.Add(certificate);
        store.Close();

        string sCertHash = certificate.GetCertHashString();        
        var guid = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetCustomAttributes(typeof(System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute), true).FirstOrDefault() as System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute;
        string sNetShArgs = string.Format("http add sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:8080 certhash={0} appid={1}",
            sCertHash, '{' + guid.Value + '}');

        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("netsh", sNetShArgs).WaitForExit();

What is ExtractPrivateKeyBlobFromPvk?

What is ExtractPrivateKeyBlobFromPvk?

According to ImportCspBlob(), it's a method to convert abyPrvivatekey to byte[].

@marc-wilson

What is ExtractPrivateKeyBlobFromPvk?

It's a Byte() that's exported from an RSACryptoServiceProvider instance.

FYI I've posted a working example here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/78463389