Patricio Treviño · 01 November, 2018 · 2 min read

Create a key container

Syntax

aspnet_regiis -pc <container> [-size <keySize>] [-pku] [-exp] [-csp <provider>]

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Option	Description
container	The name of the container to be created.
size	The size of the key (default is 2048 bytes).
pku	Substitutes a user-specified container for the default machine container.
exp	Makes the container exportable.
csp	Specifies the container provider to use.

Example

      
        $ cd "$env.WINDIR/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319"
      
        $ .\aspnet_regiis -pc MyKeyContainer -exp
      
          Microsoft (R) ASP.NET RegIIS version 4.0.30319.18408
      
          Administration utility to install and uninstall ASP.NET on the local machine.
      
          Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
      
          Creating RSA Key container...
      
          Succeeded!

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References

Walkthrough: Creating and Exporting an RSA Key Container

	$ cd "$env.WINDIR/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319"
	$ .\aspnet_regiis -pc MyKeyContainer -exp

	Microsoft (R) ASP.NET RegIIS version 4.0.30319.18408
	Administration utility to install and uninstall ASP.NET on the local machine.
	Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
	Creating RSA Key container...
	Succeeded!