Granting rights to the NETWORK SERVICE user for the private key

The NETWORK SERVICE user must have read and write access to the private key on the installed certificate.

1. Open the Microsoft Management Console and add the Certificates Snap-in. For more information, see Creating a private key for the certificate.
2. Expand Certificates (Local Computer) > Personal > Certificates.
3. Right-click the certificate, and select All Tasks > Manage Private Keys.
4. Add the NETWORK SERVICE user to the list of groups and user names.
5. Select the NETWORK SERVICE user and grant it Full Control rights.
6. Click OK.

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