> >http://www.cryptonym.com/hottopics/msft-nsa.html > > Perhaps more interestingly, the program lets you replace the key, too. Microsoft prevents third parties from installing un-authorized crypto code under CAPI by checking the signature on the code. Under their export deal, they refuse to sign anyone's non-US code that does strong crypto. So if you want to add your own strong crypto, you need to sign it with a key that the CAPI recognizes. You could patch out Microsoft's key but then the Microsoft modules won't load properly. It works better to patch out NSA's key with your own -- then you can load both your own crypto code and all the standard MS stuff. John
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