CertificateInstaller.cs

using System.IO;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
 
namespace CertificateFoo
{
	class Program
	{
	  	static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			using (var certificateStream = GetEmbeddedResourceStream<Program>("foo.p12"))
			using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
			{
				certificateStream.CopyTo(memoryStream);
				var certificate = new X509Certificate2(memoryStream.ToArray(),
					"passphrase", X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable);
	
				X509Store store = new X509Store(StoreName.My, StoreLocation.CurrentUser);
	
				store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadWrite);
				store.Add(certificate);
				store.Close();
			}
		}
	 
		private static Stream GetEmbeddedResourceStream<T>(string resourceName)
		{
			var type = typeof(T);
			var assembly = type.Assembly;
	
			return assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(type, resourceName);
		}
	}
}