X509 certificate not loading private key file on server

Question

I\'m using the Google Analytics API and I followed this SO question to set up the OAuth: https://stackoverflow.com/a/13013265/1299363

Here is my OAuth code:

Answer 1

I'm loading my p12 file with

new X509Certificate2(
HostingEnvironment.MapPath(@"~/App_Data/GoogleAnalytics-privatekey.p12"), ....

I actually got a FileNotFoundException even though File.Exists(filename) returned true.

As @Wiktor Zychla said it's as simple as enabling Load User Profile

Here's an image of the setting that needs changing

Just right click on the app pool under 'Application Pools' in IIS and select 'Advanced Settings' and the setting you need is about halfway down.

Tip: I'd recommend commenting your code with this to prevent future time wasted since it's so obscure if you've never come across it before.

  // If this gives FileNotFoundException see 
  // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14263457/