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Recover certificate & key from app.manifest

Time:01-13

Due to some data loss I was unable to recover some files, like my certificate and private key. I do, however, have the app.manifest. Inside it, I have a KeyInfo section which contains RSAKeyValue, Modulus, Exponent, X509Data, and X509Data.

Is there any way to create a PFX and key files from this? I usually just specify the key in Visual Studio but am hoping I can recover it somehow from the app.manifest file...

Thanks!

CodePudding user response:

You can't. The manifest only contains the signature and the public key. If there was a way to recover the private key from that file, then anyone could sign their application with your certificate, which would defeat the whole purpose.

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