how i can get the private key of my certificate to encrypt text with RSA in c#?

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Hello every one I made a certificate and how i can get the private key of my certificate to encrypt text with RSA in c#?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 20 '11 at 18:26

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Private key does not encrypt. The Private Key's purpose is to decrypt and the Public Key's purpose is to encrypt. Usually the only time you would encrypt with the private key is during a signing process.

You can read more on Public-key cryptography at Wikipedia.

answered Apr 20 '11 at 18:26

Note, You need the other party's public key to encrypt. Not your own one. – IanNorton Apr 20 '11 at 19:23
@IanNorton: Yes, they are key pairs. – Apr 20 '11 at 19:25
correct, but you only need one key to encrypt for. You need not have your own. – IanNorton Apr 20 '11 at 22:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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Looks rather similar to this Using RSA in C# previous question.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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how i can get the private key of my certificate to encrypt text with RSA in c#?

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