Re: CryptAqcuireContext logn delays

• Previous message: Ryan Menezes [MSFT]: "Re: "Object already exists" error message from Crypto API"
• In reply to: George Nentidis: "Re: CryptAqcuireContext logn delays"
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]

Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 14:08:03 -0700

You probably never created any DSA/DH keys so that explains the abscence of
that folder.

8 is a very small number of keys so I will rule out the perf hit due to # of
keys.

-- 
Thanks,
Ryan Menezes [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"George Nentidis" <gnentid@msn.com> wrote in message
news:uyq0iNHHEHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
> I don't have a DSS folder, I only have an RSA which contains 8 files of 1K
> each.
> This happens for domain accounts with no roaming profile.
> Could this be some kind of a virus? My Anti-virus software doesn't show
> anything though.
> CryptoAPI is a very good place for trojan hourses.
>
> Thank you once again Ryan
> George Nentidis
>
> "Ryan Menezes [MSFT]" <ryanmen@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:O8SUq8AHEHA.688@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > For W2K and beyond keys are maintained under the userprofile at
> >
> > %userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\<userSID>\* ,and
> > %userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\DSS\<userSID>\*
> >
> > Hard to tell why it would happen all of a sudden. Does this occur for
> local,
> > domain or roaming accounts ?
> >
> > -- 
> > Thanks,
> > Ryan Menezes [MS]
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> >
> >
> > "George Nentidis" <gnentid@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:uvcBnt6GEHA.3068@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > >
> > > Thanx Ryan! CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT did the job.
> > > This means that I have a large number of persisted keys on my system?
> > > How can I check this out? And why did this happen so suddenly in 80%
of
> my
> > > installations?
> > > Anyway, thanks again...
> > >
> > > "Ryan Menezes [MSFT]" <ryanmen@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:eDSAWa5GEHA.740@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > Which platform are we talking about ? Do you have a large number of
> > > > persisted keys on your system. ?
> > > >
> > > > If you dont need access to private keys, consider using the
> > > > CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT flag.
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Ryan Menezes [MS]
> > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > > rights.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "George Nentidis" <gnentid@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:OL0rTRxGEHA.2768@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi there All
> > > > >
> > > > > All of a sadden, my encryption and hashing routines became
terribly
> > > slow,
> > > > > without changing a single line of code.
> > > > >
> > > > > After enough profiling, I found out that the CryptAcquireContect
API
> > > call
> > > > >
> > > > > which I called in each of my routines, was considerably slow.
About
> a
> > > sec.
> > > > > long.
> > > > >
> > > > > The same thing happened in many of applications that use this API
> > call.
> > > > >
> > > > > All of a sadden I hear complains of how slow it suddenly became.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Could it be that any patch or service pack has to do anything with
> > that?
> > > > >
> > > > > No viruses are present at the system.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anybody seen anything like that?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you all in advance
> > > > >
> > > > > George Nentidis
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

• Previous message: Ryan Menezes [MSFT]: "Re: "Object already exists" error message from Crypto API"
• In reply to: George Nentidis: "Re: CryptAqcuireContext logn delays"
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]