Patricio Treviño · 01 November, 2018 · 2 min read

Grant access to a key container

Syntax

aspnet_regiis -pa <container> <account> [-pku] [-full] [-csp <provider>]

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Option	Description
container	The name of the container to be used.
account	The account to be granted permissions.
pku	Substitutes a user-specified container for the default machine container.
full	Gives full access to the key container.
csp	Specifies the container provider to use.

Example

      
        $ cd "$env.WINDIR/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319"
      
        $ .\aspnet_regiis -pa MyKeyContainer MyDomain\MyServiceAccount -full
      
          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.
      
          Adding ACL for access to the RSA Key Container...
      
          Succeedded!

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References

Walkthrough: Creating and Exporting an RSA Key Container

	$ cd "$env.WINDIR/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319"
	$ .\aspnet_regiis -pa MyKeyContainer MyDomain\MyServiceAccount -full

	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.
	Adding ACL for access to the RSA Key Container...
	Succeedded!