Re: Is it possible to suppress 'remember password' in the CryptoAPI high-security dialog?

From: David Cross [MS] (dcross_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 05:16:54 -0800

I thought there were some global settings in this area, you may want to look
at this article:

strong private key protection:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320828 

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"Mathew" <mathew@nospam.planet> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Re: Is it possible to suppress 'remember password' in the CryptoAPI
> high-security dialog?
>
> I have a digital signature application where the private keys must be used
> in the high security mode that the CrypoAPI supports for keys.  It would
be
> inappropriate for users to use the 'remember password' checkbox, so I'd
like
> to remove the option from this dialog.  Can I do that?
>
> Regards
> Mathew
>
> PS.
>
> The dialog I 'm referring to occurs when you call 'CryptSignHash', when
> signing with keys imported under the high security options.  You can
> programatically import a key in a mode that causes this dialog using:
> PFXImportCertStore( &blob, password.c_str(), CRYPT_USER_PROTECTED |
> CRYPT_USER_KEYSET );
>
> The dialog that is displayed is from CrypoAPI and is labelled 'Signing
data
> with your private exhange key', and has the prompt 'An application is
> requesting access to a Protected item.'  Under details the description is
> 'CryptoAPI Private Key'.
>
>

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