title: Storing a .pfx certificate file securely in a .net core 2 application?
body: <p>I have a public private key certificate (.pfx) that I need to use in my .net core 2 application.</p>
  
  <p>My application is hosted using Azure (free tier currently).</p>
  
  <p>I'm not sure where the best place to keep the certificate is. I know that the folder where servable assets go is 'wwwroot', but of course I don't want to serve the certificate, I just want it to be accessible by my code to authenticate against a third party API.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a place/method this can be achieved?</p>
  
  <p>Many thanks for any help</p>