title: How to import PKCS1 keys from a PEM file containing Private / Public keys in .Net Core
body: <p>I am trying to load the Private and Public keys from a PEM file using .Net Core.
  My code looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>var localPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
  var path = Path.Combine(localPath, this._configManager.JwtPem);
  var rsaCryptoServiceProvider = new RSACryptoServiceProvider();
  
  var linesList = File.ReadAllLines(path).ToList();
  var line = string.Concat(linesList.GetRange(1, linesList.Count - 2));
  
  rsaCryptoServiceProvider.ImportCspBlob(Convert.FromBase64String(line));
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The exception I am getting is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Internal.Cryptography.CryptoThrowHelper+WindowsCryptographicException : Bad Version of provider
     at Internal.NativeCrypto.CapiHelper.ImportKeyBlob(SafeProvHandle saveProvHandle, CspProviderFlags flags, Boolean addNoSaltFlag, Byte[] keyBlob, SafeKeyHandle&amp; safeKeyHandle)
     at System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider.ImportCspBlob(Byte[] keyBlob)
     at StepNexusCA.ServiceLayer.Authorization.TokenService.GenerateToken(List`1 claims)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The PEM file containing the PKCS1 format of my development Private/Public keys is here:</p>
  
  <pre><code>-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
  MIIEowIBAAKCAQEAwgs8kmIwk+4geRO7dGZjzYpgD2OiaUrnOOIk+ObXt/CcjhwX
  lSst+jBmfMF1Wp/mF4aUQsePxN59MYV2BsqPLEkzVdq/fb/7V2wbZcooJAQKkJwT
  emtYHrBN00KBBeu9uQZlFOw365ij4GrbP7mcr4tNFZ3TPnRFUUFqhvB6mEG1aZsb
  lOn1lgL34tAycQHNxttXz/aGfPyTefQ+yISvSY2n8288OVlyfu6wKDONQYS+/stC
  tCV+a+/dDUSUjaZsXM1+BMSflsINqIcCTCMvPa6fb5Z+USfPDcDNwzUyX20LBzH5
  wFwPLIvuoqJeeczcaHaT+dS2ZZREj6kgUsdC+QIBAwKCAQEAgVzTDEF1t/QVpg0n
  ou7tM7GVX5fBm4dE0JbDUJnlJUsTCWgPuMdz/CBEUyujkb/uulm4LIUKgz7+IQOk
  BIcKHYYiOTx/qSqnj51nmTFwGAKxtb1iUZzlacrejNcArp0pJgRDY0glR7sX6vHn
  f9ETH7IzY76M1E2Di4Dxr0r8ZX/3ozsrSXp+GMJLeN9sCjKSyxoE5Y71eDBTCX2N
  tShJJjhqUDz61bhKlX9j5c3jWvTXx46dE8wjoJ/BW1XJo5J1gzHQ/OLYeOXIdxlj
  jVSlEuU69UT588B7UEEK9N9xK5K/c0Yw5gd02RUv/o7qdpYQICeGtQMMaFkm75xy
  nUOxwwKBgQD/orUvgNJfFKyvGY8XJTuek5q8IcFD8AFO3b7pNnPynw8llyEpACAv
  Onf9aJSPZvtrabSqrpO8k8Ijyhe2Ino39GuRV8RURl46GmFN31RoYV1wHI4K7Emh
  68cdKbCEBudog+kImImldBAfo+QmBtqhS+u4B5qQwwnFa8DriQoiYwKBgQDCUg0r
  Jd/ZXDLXk/H5PHpTApmUVd7SWLLIDfkBAlRO8Sni4/Ka+KTTZDec5uoo0hoP6cCs
  Z9+MZz4XOiwv9dCEI5czMawGmwsm23+fGM/PP/lW4yD8dz10KZggKjWElymDVl+n
  zsc6ctwHAOfYwREi7E+R4rWTBgTEvH2I3deV8wKBgQCqbHjKVeGUuHMfZl9kw30U
  YmcoFoDX9VY0k9SbeaKhv19uZMDGABV00aVTmw2071JHm83HHw0oYoFtMWUkFvwl
  TZ0Lj9g4Lul8EZYz6jhFlj5KvbQHSDEWnS9oxnWtWe+bAptbEFvDorVqbULEBJHA
  3UfQBRG111vY8oCdBgbBlwKBgQCBjAjHbpU7ksyPt/amKFGMrGZi4+nhkHcwCVCr
  VuLfS3FB7UxnUG3iQs+970bF4Wa1RoBy7+pdmilk0XLKo+BYF7oiIR1ZvLIZ56pq
  EIqKKqY57MCoT35NcRAVcXkDD3ECOZUaidom9z1aAJqQgLYXSDUL7HkMrq3YfakF
  6Tpj9wKBgEPCSW7EMFjK2NzmB+4b+skxXcfCZ0ldNtwoUDijuAMFg8ueC3j2qFUX
  bAXSApi3mQMow1/JwQxiZ+b+GDLdTcE/PrBVBRkL/5RkmnVagbjBrdZhVjpC+dUo
  eEkCChClGGpRyPJ+DYYRyX1Fk9Und8Xbd49Vv+/6RL76ys3gGQl8
  -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Why can't I import the key using ImportCspBlob(...)? I have not found much info online regarding the exception but where is my code wrong? I am aware of BouncyCastle but I am trying to do this natively using .Net Core.</p>