diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1d2849a..dbb7a32 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ documentation = "http://steffengy.github.io/schannel-rs/doc/schannel/"
 repository = "https://github.com/steffengy/schannel-rs"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["windows", "schannel", "tls", "ssl", "https"]
+build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
+advapi32-sys = "0.2"
 crypt32-sys = "0.2"
 kernel32-sys = "0.2"
 lazy_static = "0.2"
 secur32-sys="0.2"
 winapi = "0.2.8"
 
-[dev-dependencies]
-advapi32-sys = "0.2.0"
+[build-dependencies]
+winapi-build = "0.1"
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fa08ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+extern crate build;
+
+// FIXME https://github.com/retep998/winapi-rs/pull/319
+fn main() {
+    build::link("ncrypt", true)
+}
diff --git a/i686/libncrypt.a b/i686/libncrypt.a
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38becdd
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diff --git a/src/cert_context.rs b/src/cert_context.rs
index d1b97c6..40451e5 100644
--- a/src/cert_context.rs
+++ b/src/cert_context.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@ use std::io;
 use std::mem;
 use std::os::windows::prelude::*;
 use std::ptr;
-
 use crypt32;
 use winapi;
 
-use Inner;
+use {Inner, KeyHandlePriv};
+use key_handle::KeyHandle;
+
+// FIXME https://github.com/retep998/winapi-rs/pull/318
+const CRYPT_ACQUIRE_COMPARE_KEY_FLAG: winapi::DWORD = 0x4;
+const CRYPT_ACQUIRE_SILENT_FLAG: winapi::DWORD = 0x40;
+const CRYPT_ACQUIRE_ALLOW_NCRYPT_KEY_FLAG: winapi::DWORD = 0x10000;
 
 /// Wrapper of a winapi certificate, or a `PCCERT_CONTEXT`.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -104,6 +109,14 @@ impl CertContext {
         Ok(ret == 0)
     }
 
+    /// Returns a builder used to acquire the private key corresponding to this certificate.
+    pub fn private_key<'a>(&'a self) -> AcquirePrivateKeyOptions<'a> {
+        AcquirePrivateKeyOptions {
+            cert: self,
+            flags: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Deletes this certificate from its certificate store.
     pub fn delete(self) -> io::Result<()> {
         unsafe {
@@ -193,6 +206,50 @@ impl CertContext {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct AcquirePrivateKeyOptions<'a> {
+    cert: &'a CertContext,
+    flags: winapi::DWORD,
+}
+
+impl<'a> AcquirePrivateKeyOptions<'a> {
+    pub fn compare_key(&mut self, compare_key: bool) -> &mut AcquirePrivateKeyOptions<'a> {
+        self.flag(CRYPT_ACQUIRE_COMPARE_KEY_FLAG, compare_key)
+    }
+
+    pub fn silent(&mut self, silent: bool) -> &mut AcquirePrivateKeyOptions<'a> {
+        self.flag(CRYPT_ACQUIRE_SILENT_FLAG, silent)
+    }
+
+    fn flag(&mut self, flag: winapi::DWORD, set: bool) -> &mut AcquirePrivateKeyOptions<'a> {
+        if set {
+            self.flags |= flag;
+        } else {
+            self.flags &= !flag;
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn acquire(&self) -> io::Result<KeyHandle> {
+        unsafe {
+            let flags = self.flags | CRYPT_ACQUIRE_ALLOW_NCRYPT_KEY_FLAG;
+            let mut handle = 0;
+            let mut spec = 0;
+            let mut free = winapi::FALSE;
+            let res = crypt32::CryptAcquireCertificatePrivateKey(self.cert.0,
+                                                                 flags,
+                                                                 ptr::null_mut(),
+                                                                 &mut handle,
+                                                                 &mut spec,
+                                                                 &mut free);
+            if res != winapi::TRUE {
+                return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+            }
+            assert!(free == winapi::TRUE);
+            Ok(KeyHandle::new(handle, spec))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Clone for CertContext {
     fn clone(&self) -> CertContext {
         unsafe {
diff --git a/src/cert_store.rs b/src/cert_store.rs
index 516ad18..c8d9997 100644
--- a/src/cert_store.rs
+++ b/src/cert_store.rs
@@ -414,11 +414,16 @@ mod test {
     fn pfx_import() {
         let pfx = include_bytes!("../test/identity.p12");
         let mut store = PfxImportOptions::new()
-                        .no_persist_key(true)
                         .include_extended_properties(true)
                         .password("mypass")
                         .import(pfx)
                         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(store.certs().count(), 2);
+        let pkeys = store.certs()
+                         .filter(|c| {
+                             c.private_key().compare_key(true).silent(true).acquire().is_ok()
+                         })
+                         .count();
+        assert_eq!(pkeys, 1);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/key_handle.rs b/src/key_handle.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a2e11f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/key_handle.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//! Private keys.
+
+use advapi32;
+use winapi;
+
+use KeyHandlePriv;
+
+/// A handle to a private key.
+pub struct KeyHandle {
+    handle: winapi::HCRYPTPROV_OR_NCRYPT_KEY_HANDLE,
+    spec: winapi::DWORD,
+}
+
+// FIXME https://github.com/retep998/winapi-rs/pull/319
+extern "system" {
+    fn NCryptFreeObject(handle: winapi::NCRYPT_HANDLE) -> winapi::SECURITY_STATUS;
+}
+
+impl Drop for KeyHandle {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            if self.spec == winapi::CERT_NCRYPT_KEY_SPEC {
+                NCryptFreeObject(self.handle);
+            } else {
+                advapi32::CryptReleaseContext(self.handle, 0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl KeyHandlePriv for KeyHandle {
+    fn new(handle: winapi::HCRYPTPROV_OR_NCRYPT_KEY_HANDLE, spec: winapi::DWORD) -> KeyHandle {
+        KeyHandle {
+            handle: handle,
+            spec: spec,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9fac1e7..4c470ef 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 #![allow(non_upper_case_globals)]
 
+extern crate advapi32;
 extern crate crypt32;
 extern crate kernel32;
 extern crate secur32;
@@ -12,9 +13,12 @@ extern crate lazy_static;
 
 use std::ptr;
 
+use key_handle::KeyHandle;
+
 pub mod cert_context;
 pub mod cert_store;
 /* pub */ mod ctl_context;
+pub mod key_handle;
 pub mod schannel_cred;
 pub mod tls_stream;
 
@@ -42,6 +46,10 @@ trait Inner<T> {
     fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T;
 }
 
+trait KeyHandlePriv {
+    fn new(handle: winapi::HCRYPTPROV_OR_NCRYPT_KEY_HANDLE, spec: winapi::DWORD) -> KeyHandle;
+}
+
 unsafe fn secbuf(buftype: winapi::c_ulong,
                  bytes: Option<&mut [u8]>) -> winapi::SecBuffer {
     let (ptr, len) = match bytes {
diff --git a/x86_64/libncrypt.a b/x86_64/libncrypt.a
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