Patricio Treviño · 01 November, 2018 · 2 min read

Delete a key container

Syntax

aspnet_regiis -pz <container> [-pku]

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Option	Description
container	The name of the container to be deleted.
pku	Substitutes a user-specified container for the default machine container.

Example

      
        $ cd "$env.WINDIR/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319"
      
        $ .\aspnet_regiis -pz MyKeyContainer
      
          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.
      
          Deleting RSA Keys from file...
      
          Succeedded!

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References

Importing and Exporting Protected Configuration RSA Key Containers

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

	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.
	Deleting RSA Keys from file...
	Succeedded!