How to retrieve all certificates in your X509Store

Question

I am using the following code to retrieve all certificates in my PC from an asp.net webapp. The certificates collection is empty, and I can\'t understand why.

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Answer 1

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I have an apache server (xamp) with https. I access through https and c# (vs2010) to a PHP upload page

1. Install the certificate from i.e in the personal folder certificate, for example.

2. To view the certicates run "certmgr.msc" , at least in win7

Listing the personal certificates

var store = new X509Store(StoreLocation.CurrentUser); 

store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadOnly); 

var certificates = store.Certificates;
foreach (var certificate in certificates)
{
    var friendlyName = certificate.FriendlyName;
    var xname = certificate.GetName(); //obsolete
    Console.WriteLine(friendlyName);
}

store.Close();

Find specific certificate

string certificateName = "CN=localhost"; //name found in the var xname
X509Store storex = new X509Store(StoreName.My, StoreLocation.CurrentUser);
                    storex.Open(OpenFlags.ReadOnly);
X509Certificate2Collection certificatesx =
            storex.Certificates.Find(X509FindType.FindBySubjectName, 
            certificateName,
            true);

X509Certificate certificatex = certificates[0];

storex.Close();