private static X509Certificate2 CreateCA(CertificateOptions options) { string CAFilePath = options.ExportDirectory + "\\" + options.CACertName; bool create = false; if (File.Exists(CAFilePath) == true) { X509Certificate2 CA = new X509Certificate2(CAFilePath, options.Password, X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable); if (CertHelper.IsExpired(CA) == false) { return(CA); } else { create = true; } } else { create = true; } if (create) { X500DistinguishedName distinguishedName = new X500DistinguishedName($"CN=" + string.Concat(options.FriendlyName, options.Suffix)); using (RSA rsa = RSA.Create(2048)) { CertificateRequest parentReq = new CertificateRequest(distinguishedName, rsa, HashAlgorithmName.SHA256, RSASignaturePadding.Pkcs1); parentReq.CertificateExtensions.Add( new X509BasicConstraintsExtension(true, true, 1, true)); parentReq.CertificateExtensions.Add( new X509SubjectKeyIdentifierExtension(parentReq.PublicKey, false)); parentReq.CertificateExtensions.Add( new X509EnhancedKeyUsageExtension(new OidCollection { new Oid("1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1") }, true)); parentReq.CertificateExtensions.Add( new X509KeyUsageExtension(X509KeyUsageFlags.KeyCertSign | X509KeyUsageFlags.CrlSign | X509KeyUsageFlags.DigitalSignature, false)); X509Certificate2 caCert = parentReq.CreateSelfSigned(new DateTimeOffset(options.ValidStartDate), new DateTimeOffset(options.ValidEndDate)); caCert.FriendlyName = string.Concat(options.FriendlyName, options.Suffix); byte[] caExported = caCert.Export(X509ContentType.Pfx, options.Password); using (Stream stream = File.Create(CAFilePath)) { stream.Write(caExported, 0, caExported.Length); } return(new X509Certificate2(caCert.Export(X509ContentType.Pfx, options.Password), options.Password, X509KeyStorageFlags.MachineKeySet)); } } else { return(null); } }