Alternative store vs. MY store

From: WT (wyt168_at_newsgroup.nospam)
Date: 09/15/05 

Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:30:44 -0700

There are several threads in this newsgroup that suggest that even if you
store a certificate in an alternative store, say smartcard, by utilizing
your custom CSP, you still need to copy the certificate to the system MY
store in order for other Windows applicaton such as IE or OL to use it. Is
that true?
If that's the case, what's point of storing the cert in a smartcard? One
reason of storing the certifcate on smartcard is that it never leaves the
smartcard. The only way to access the certificate is through the CryptoAPI
via the custom CSP, thus making it more secure than leaving it in the host's
registry.
Am I missing something here?

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