Auto add a certificate-based credential

Question

Anyone knows an automatic way of adding a certificate-based credential on Credential Manager?
tried with cmdkey and powershell module but they all require username.

the goal is to have the credentials based on a specific domain and a user certificate which is in the "My User Account" Certificates.
We are able to configure it manually and enter the domain and select the certificate, but couldn't find automatic way for that...

thanks alot,

Answer 1

Hi there,

You'll need to access the Win32 API to interact with the Credential.SecretManagement and SecretStore from Microsoft appear to be the official solution.This module provides a convenient way for a user to store and retrieve secrets. The secrets are stored in registered extension vaults

I came across these articles which try adding certificates on credentials manager using Powershell.

PowerShell support for certificate credentials
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/powershell-support-for-certificate-credentials/

Certificate-Based Credential via PowerShell
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/cf568114-7aa1-4c55-8755-9740f0e8827d/certificatebased-credential-via-powershell?forum=win10itprosecurity

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