How do I know which provider is used when viewing a certificate in the store?

Question

In the certificate store, how do I know which provider is used when viewing a certificate?

The provider in this context is the Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP).

For example, you can see the following providers being used:

• Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider
• Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider

when running commmand:

certutil -store My

in a command prompt window:

Part I - Opening the MMC

1. From the Web server, click Start > Run
2. In the text box, type mmc and click OK
3. From the MMC menu bar, select Console (in IIS 5.0) or File (in IIS 6.0, 7.0) and Add/Remove Snap-in then click Add
4. From the list of snap-ins, select Certificates and click Add
5. Select Computer account and click Next
6. Select Local computer (the computer this console is running on) and click Finish
7. In the snap-in list window, click Close
8. In the Add/Remove Snap-in window, click OK

Part II - Viewing the Certificate

1. In the left-hand pane underneath Console Root, expand Certificates (Local Computer).
2. Expand the Personal folder.
3. Click on the Certificates folder underneath the Personal folder.
4. In the middle pane, you should see a list of certificates. If you do not see any certificates, then this could indicate that you have not installed any certificates.
5. Double-click on the certificate that you wish to view.