(C#) Load Certificate (.cer) and Private Key (.pvk) generated from makecert

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Demonstrates how to load a certificate (.cer) and private key (.pvk) from the files produced by makecert, such as in the following command:

makecert -sv mycertificate.pvk -n "CN=My Simple Certificate" mycertificate.cer -sky Exchange

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// First load the .cer file.
// The certificate file (.cer) contains only the certificate (does not include the private key)
Chilkat.Cert cert = new Chilkat.Cert();
bool success = cert.LoadFromFile("qa_data/certs_and_keys/makecert/mycertificate.cer");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Next, load the .pvk file.
// Note: The password "secret" is what you entered when makecert displayed the dialog asking for a password..
Chilkat.PrivateKey privKey = new Chilkat.PrivateKey();
success = privKey.LoadPvkFile("qa_data/certs_and_keys/makecert/mycertificate.pvk","secret");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(privKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Finally, associate the private key with the certificate.
success = cert.SetPrivateKey(privKey);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// At this point, the certificate can be used for signing.  For example..
Chilkat.Pdf pdf = new Chilkat.Pdf();

// ....
// ....

success = pdf.SetSigningCert(cert);

// ...
// ....

// Some Chilkat classes also provide a method where the cert and private key can be passed separately.
// For example, if SetSigningCert2 is called, then we don't need to explicitly associate the private key with the cert.
success = pdf.SetSigningCert2(cert,privKey);

// ...
// ....