what means subject in certificate?

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Hi guys,

The related link is this MSDN article.

I am always confused about the term "subject", for example, sk option "Specifies the subject's key container location", sr option "Specifies the subject's certificate store location". What exactly mean subject? The certificate owner? The certificate issuer (e.g. the root CA which issues the certificate)? Or something else?

regards, George

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