Re: Encrypton/decryption Keys

From: David Cross [MS] (vaq130@nospam.hotmail.com)
Date: 06/24/02


From: "David Cross [MS]" <vaq130@nospam.hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 17:48:08 -0700


Yes, you should use DPAPI - CryptProtectData for example

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"Pasch" <pasch@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
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> Using CryptoAPI I'm crypting some data in files witch are used by my
> application.
> Can I create keys to encrypt/decrypt that data once and hold them for
later
> use somwhere in the structure of CryptoAPI.
> Is there a way to keep these keys secret and not allow other application
use
> them.
> For example may I protect these keys by a password.
>
>


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