Re: Can Cryptoapi key container have several exchange/signature ke

From: lelteto (lelteto_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:41:03 -0700

Any container may have of maximum one (1) AT_KEYEXCHANGE and maximum one (1)
AT_SIGNATURE keypairs - and this must be obeyed by each CSP.

Laszlo Elteto
SafeNet, Inc.

"Michel Gallant" wrote:

> I think the MS CSP can contain only exactly two keypairs, one AT_KEYEXCHANGE
> and one AT_SIGNATURE type keypairs.
> However, I think that other CSP implementations could contain more keypairs.
> - Mitch
>
> "Lokicer" <lokicer@163.com> wrote in message news:cfaard$114n$1@mail.cn99.com...
> > Hi,
> > When I get a handle to the container,Can add several exchange/signature
> > key pairs to the key container by calling CryptGenKey() repeatly? if can,
> > How to select one key pairs from the container? CryptGetUserKey() seem no
> > parameter to specify which key pairs.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Regards,
> > Zheng
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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