(PowerShell) 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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# First load the .cer file.
# The certificate file (.cer) contains only the certificate (does not include the private key)
$cert = New-Object Chilkat.Cert
$success = $cert.LoadFromFile("qa_data/certs_and_keys/makecert/mycertificate.cer")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($cert.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Next, load the .pvk file.
# Note: The password "secret" is what you entered when makecert displayed the dialog asking for a password..
$privKey = New-Object Chilkat.PrivateKey
$success = $privKey.LoadPvkFile("qa_data/certs_and_keys/makecert/mycertificate.pvk","secret")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($privKey.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Finally, associate the private key with the certificate.
$success = $cert.SetPrivateKey($privKey)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($cert.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# At this point, the certificate can be used for signing.  For example..
$pdf = New-Object 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)

# ...
# ....