title: Where is the private key?
body: <p>Two simple questions about <code>makecert</code> command,</p>
  
  <p>Suppose I am using the following command:</p>
  
  <pre><code>makecert -n "CN=PowerShell Local Certificate Root" -a sha1 -eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.3 -r -sv root.pvk root.cer -ss Root -sr localMachine
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><em>Will the private key automatically registered somewhere in certificate manager or the private key will just be in file root.pvk?</em></p>
  
  <p>Suppose I am using the following command:</p>
  
  <pre><code>makecert -r -pe -n "CN=XYZ Company" -ss my
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><em>After executing this command, where is the private key stored (since I did not specify <code>-pe</code> option, the private key is not embedded in the certificate, but where it is) ?</em></p>